How were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon damaged in 2003?
In the year 2003 United States invaded Iraq and in the process damaged one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The particular site was converted by the US troops into a camp; the Camp Alpha. This is being claimed by a new report from the United Nations. In fact UNESCO is the appropriate publisher of the report and it has gone on to mention that how this historical site has been severely damaged by the troops. UNESCO is United Nation’s cultural arm. Some very famous structures namely, the Ishtar gate has been damaged in the process, claims the report. The report mentions that, “Damage to the gate includes smashed bricks on nine of the bodies of the animals adorning the gate.” In fact CNN has reported that the report goes on to mention how the troops had damaged this magnificent structure of historical and cultural eminence by “digging, cutting, scrapping and leveling” the site. This world famous site was constructed during 600B.C. king Nebuchadnezzar II as
