The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were (1) ... to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (2) ... World. They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century BC as a present for his wife, Amytis.

The gardens were constructed in layers. Each layer was a large terrace (3) ... with tropical flowers, plants and The large amount of water which these plants required was pumped from the river Euphrates nearby. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the shade of the gardens and (4) ... down on the city of Babylon below.

The gardens' fame quickly (5) ..., and travellers would come from far and wide to (6) ... them. Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (7) ... Sadly, nothing (8) ... today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.