The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are associated with which ruler and city?
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Correct answer: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II is traditionally credited with building the Hanging Gardens in Babylon for his wife, who missed the green hills of her homeland. The gardens represented the architectural and engineering peak of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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