1. Nebuchadnezzar II and last king of Babylon, who in the Old Testament was warned of his doom by handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel.

2. Son of Nebuchadnezzar II and last king of Babylon, who in the Old Testament was warned of his doom by handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel.

3. Nebuchadnezzar II[6] (604-562 BC) is credited for building the legendary Hanging Gardens.

4. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II supposedly created the terraced gardens around 600 B.C. at his royal palace in the Mesopotamian desert.

5. It flourished under Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II but declined after 562 b. c. and fell to the Persians in 539.

6. They included full-size trees planted on earth-covered terraces in a corner of the palace complex of King Nebuchadnezzar II.

7. An ancient empire of Mesopotamia in the Euphrates River valley. It flourished under Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II but declined after562 b. c. and fell to the Persians in539.

8. Highlight: One of the attractions for tourists is the Ishtar Gate in Babylon, built in about 575 BC on the orders of King Nebuchadnezzar II.