Hanging Gardens of Babylon

      The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园) were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location（地点;位置）.

      It is believed that a king named Nebudchadnezzar Ⅱ（尼布甲尼撒二世）created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis（安美依迪丝）. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes(米底王国), was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

      Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar Ⅱ, Amyitis moved to the ancient capital city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert（美索不达米亚沙漠）, and the climate there was totally different from where she had lived before. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked （烈日下的）desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable, the king decided to build her a series of magnificent （壮丽的）gardens.

      Many think of the gardens as an other-worldly(超脱世俗的) creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside（山坡）, rather than actually "hanging".