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Preview | The Lost Gardens of Babylon

See what the Hanging Gardens of Babylon looked like and how they were constructed.

Aired 05/06/2014 | Rating NR

Secrets of the Dead

Preview | The Lost Gardens of Babylon

Preview: Season 13 Episode 4 | 43s

See what the Hanging Gardens of Babylon looked like and how they were constructed.

Examine a world wonder so elusive that most people have decided it must be mythical. Centuries of digging have turned up nothing — but the searchers were digging in the wrong place. Now, this film proves that the spectacular Hanging Gardens of Babylon did exist, shows where they were, what they looked like and how they were constructed.

Aired 05/06/2014 | Rating NR

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