When Saddam Hussein rose to power in Iraq, he conceived a grandiose scheme to rebuild the ancient City of Babylon -- Hussein said that Babylon's great palaces and the legendary hanging gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) would rise from dust. Like the powerful King Nebuchadnezzar II who conquered Jerusalem 2,500 years ago, Saddam Hussein would rule over the world'...
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon rises on terraces some 400 feet above the level of the plain. This hanging gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar about 600 B.C. to console his queen, who missed the mountains, trees and flowers of her native Media.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Colossus of Rhodes | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Mausoleum of Halicarnassus | Pharos of Alexandria | Pyramids of Giza | Statue of Zeus | Temple of Artemis
A Google Earth travelogue in 22 conjoined posts dedicated to Robert Nesta Marley, who passed on to Zion 25 years ago come March 11, 2006.
Marley once said, "Facts an' facts, an' t'ings an t'ings: dem's all a lotta fockin' bull****!" But I really don't think he'll object too strenuously if his fans enjoy a guided GE ...
In the eastern land of Paris, just behind the new opera Bastille of the city, was the place where ended an elevated railroad unused since 1969. At the beginning of the 90s, the authorities of the city decided to transform this 4,5kms-long place in a "chain" of gardens of various styles: English, Mediterranean, Japanese, French, etc...Its name is "Promenade plantée"
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