Abstract
Hanging gardens of Babylon is one of seven wonders of the Ancient World. It is
mentioned that these gardens were constructed at the ancient city of Babylon by
Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. The gardens were mentioned in
the Roman and Greek historians’ writings and descriptions of height were given. The
gardens were surrounded by a strong wall with stadiums connected with stairs
surrounded by arches and filled with trees and flowers. The gardens were irrigated from
Euphrates through manmade pumps. There are no cuneiform texts mentioning these
gardens, however, they are the only wonder based on these legendary information. On
the contrary, some archeologists states the hanging gardens are within Ninewa
archaeological location in Kuyunjik hell, near the Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal
palaces based on scenes of a garden constructed on a column of arches drawn on a tablet
and other cuneiform texts in Ninewa. The current study is comparing the data of both
locations and reviewing the available information in addition to providing more
evidences to support the existence of hanging gardens in Ninewa. This is done through
examining the spatial characteristics of the two locations from a landscape perspective.
