It was surely a wondrous sight, this lush mountainous oasis that sprang out of the flat and dry desert of Babylon. Ancient travelers must have thought they'd run off course, and somehow ended up in the marsh lands of Medes to the north! There was every kind of tree and plant here. Cypress, willow, pear, date, palm and more sprouted from the bases of the eighty feet of terraces. Grapes and flowering vines draped along the walls. The gardens were kept moist and green by an ingenious system of pulleys and buckets that drew water from the Euphrates river. What could have possessed the great Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar to build such a monolithic tribute to the landscape of another kingdom? Legends say it was for love. Nebuchadnezzar had married Amytis, the daughter of the King of Medes. It was supposed to be a political marriage, to unite the two rival kingdoms, but the Babylonian King fell deeply in love with the beautiful Median princess. He built the magnificent Hanging Gardens for her because she was homesick for the rich, green flora of her homeland. What a lucky lady Amytis must have been, to have one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as her personal garden!
The bride is wearing Necklace No.436, Earrings No.441, and veil No.605, which are not included
Style No. 211
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