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- "The canal-water gushes from above into the gardens; fragrance pervades the walkways, streams of water as numerous as the stars of heaven flow in the pleasure garden."
– Ashurbanipal
The Hanging Gardens are an Antiquity Age wonder in Civilization VII. They must be built adjacent to a River.
- Effects:
- +1
Food on Farms in this Settlement. - +10% growth rate in all Cities.
- +1 Expansionist Attribute Point.
- +1
Strategy[]
The primary strength of the Hanging Gardens is their ability to generate massive amounts of 
Food, arguably the most critical yield in the early game. Since this wonder becomes available very early on in the first Age, securing them early can provide a crucial advantage by accelerating City growth from the very start. The additional 10% growth bonus in all Cities further amplifies this effect, effectively translating into even more Food over time. This makes the Hanging Gardens one of the best-scaling wonders in the game, as they can provide the most total yields across multiple Ages. This wonder should be considered a top priority early in every game, as it benefits nearly any civilization.
In the Antiquity Age, the main benefit of the Hanging Gardens comes from the extra Food yield provided to Farms within the City where it is constructed, as you will likely have only a few Cities early on. The Farm bonus, however, should be thought of as a "cherry on top" kind of bonus: it's good to have for something you would do anyway, but not worth going out of your way for it. Cities with multiple Flat tiles most likely won't lack Food, and your 
Capital - which will likely have the best 
Production potential and therefore be the best City in which to construct the Hanging Gardens - will most likely be filled with quarters and urban districts later on anyway. The 10% growth bonus in Cities is what benefits you most.
All in all, this is a strong wonder with long lasting effects until the end of the game. It's even more useful when the empire isn't too militaristic, and focuses on being "tall" with strong cities rather than being "wide" with lots of satellite 
Settlements.
Civilopedia entry[]
Following a conquest, Mesopotamian rulers would bring pieces of the conquered landscape back to their palaces to serve as symbols of power. Sargon, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, and others had gardens full of these symbols attached to their palaces, but the quintessential garden was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Sadly, historians know little more than the name. Does it refer to a destroyed or lost garden in that city? Was it Sennacherib’s palace? Could it have been an idealized Mesopotamian garden? The details are unclear.
At Nineveh, around 700 BCE, Sennacherib raised a massive system of waterworks to feed orchards and gardens with water screws that brought irrigation to higher terraces, which is where the “hanging” name comes from. These gardens were filled with trees such as cypress and pine, dates, pears, grapes, and other fruit. In the midst of the arid Iraqi landscape, such a garden would have been a cool, refreshing oasis – as well as a record of conquest.
Trivia[]
- The Hanging Garden's wonder quote is part of an inscription by Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, found at his palace at Nineveh, describing the gardens created by his ancestor Sennacherib; historians have theorized these to be the true origin of the legend of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Gallery[]
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See also[]
- Hanging Gardens in other games
| Civilization VII Wonders [edit] | |
|---|---|
| Antiquity | |
| Exploration | |
| Modern | |
| Natural | |
| 1 Requires DLC | |