Assyrian Garden Design

Assyrian kings would set aside the land surrounding the palace to create a 'Assyrian Royal Landscape' with gardens, groves of trees, and animal preserves. The sites would be lined with walls and palms

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

A fabled garden of the 605-562 BCE of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Also known as the Gardens of Semiramis, the irrigation system pinpoints the significance of the advancements of technology during this period. It was described to have high stone terrraces to imitate mountains, each planted with large trees, and vegetation that draped over the edges.

Persian Translation of "Walled Garden" is Paradise