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Who built the 'Hanging Gardens' of Babylon?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar

  2. Augustus

  3. Demetrius

  4. Ptolemy Philadelphus I
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Explanation

King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE) of the Neo-Babylonian Empire built the Hanging Gardens for his wife Amytis of Media, who missed the green hills of her homeland. The Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Augustus was a Roman emperor, Demetrius was a Greek general, and Ptolemy Philadelphus I ruled Egypt.

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