Hanging Gardens of Nineveh — brick-compatible MOC

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Architecture

Hanging Gardens of Nineveh

Name: Hanging Gardens of Nineveh
Brand: BuyMeBricks
Price: 94.3 USD
Availability: LimitedAvailability

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Historically accurate rendition of the famous wonder of the ancient world

1,372 pieces

10+ ages

Medium difficulty

$94.30

Parts $84.30

Instructions price $10.00

Ships 99% complete

Incomplete set

1 of 118 part references (2 pieces) are unavailable and are not included — you are only charged for the parts that ship. The instructions are complete, so you can finish the build once you source the rest.

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The file holds the parts whose design number we still know, and leaves the colour for you to pick.

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About this build

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon have long been a mysterious world wonder. Nobody was quite sure where they were located or if they even existed. In recent years it has become clear that the mistake was placing them at Babylon and that they were actually located at Nineveh, which is modern day Mosul in Iraq. If you want to know more about the topic, I recommend the book: Dalley, Stephanie (2013). The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: an elusive World Wonder traced. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-966226-5

My MOC tries to recreate the recent reconstruction drawings and thus be a realistic depiction of how the Hanging Gardens may actually have looked. They were fed with water from far away, crossing the world's oldest known aqueduct in the process which you can also build. The ship battles taking place in the gardens were probably the inspiration for similar events taking place in the Roman Colosseum.

1 of these references (2 pieces) are not included — the catalogue cannot supply them right now.

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Tile 2 x 2 Corner GDS-567-031

Tile 2 x 2 Corner GDS-567-049

Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Inside Stud Holder (Jumper) GDS-803-031

Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Inside Stud Holder (Jumper) GDS-803-090

Plate Round Corner 2 x 6 Double GDS-899-043

Brick 2 x 2 Corner GDS-572-031

Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove GDS-602-090

Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove GDS-602-031

Plate 2 x 2 Corner GDS-585-031

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Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Swivel Base GDS-807-031

Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Left GDS-559-031

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Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Swivel Top GDS-808-031

Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Right GDS-560-031

Tile 1 x 4 with Groove GDS-563-010

Tile 1 x 4 with Groove GDS-563-090

Tile 1 x 4 with Groove GDS-563-180

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Tile 1 x 4 with Groove GDS-563-031

Wedge Plate 3 x 3 Cut Corner GDS-556-034

Tile Round 1 x 1 Quarter GDS-1307-180

Tile Round 1 x 1 Quarter GDS-1307-030

Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Cut Corner GDS-1503-049

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Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Cut Corner GDS-1503-034

Tile 2 x 3 GDS-1039-049

Brick Special 1 x 1 with Studs on 2 Adjacent Sides GDS-1046-031

Brick Special 1 x 2 with Grill GDS-797-090

Brick Special 1 x 2 with Grill GDS-797-031

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Brick 2 x 4 GDS-542-034

Brick 2 x 2 GDS-540-031

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Brick 1 x 2 GDS-532-031

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Brick 1 x 1 GDS-531-031

Brick 1 x 1 GDS-531-090

Brick 1 x 4 GDS-534-031

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Plate 2 x 4 GDS-511-034

Plate 2 x 4 GDS-511-090

Plate 2 x 4 GDS-511-031

Plate 2 x 4 GDS-511-049

Plate 2 x 4 GDS-511-030

Plate 2 x 3 GDS-510-030

Plate 2 x 3 GDS-510-090

Plate 2 x 3 GDS-510-031

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Plate 2 x 3 GDS-510-034

Plate 2 x 2 GDS-509-090

Plate 2 x 2 GDS-509-031

Plate 1 x 2 GDS-502-090

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Plate 1 x 2 GDS-502-034

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Plate 1 x 2 GDS-502-031

Plate 1 x 1 GDS-501-081

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Plate 1 x 1 GDS-501-152

Plate 1 x 1 GDS-501-010

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Plate 1 x 1 GDS-501-031

Plate 4 x 6 GDS-520-031

Plate 4 x 8 GDS-521-034

Plate Round Corner 3 x 3 GDS-570-043

Plate Round Corner 3 x 3 GDS-570-034

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Slope 45° 2 x 2 GDS-589-049

Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin GDS-588-031

Plate Round Corner 4 x 4 GDS-569-034

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Brick Round 1 x 1 Open Stud GDS-605-090

Tile 2 x 2 with Groove GDS-561-031

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Tile 2 x 2 with Groove GDS-561-049

Tile 1 x 2 with Groove GDS-566-034

Tile 1 x 2 with Groove GDS-566-180

Tile 1 x 2 with Groove GDS-566-031

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Tile 1 x 2 with Groove GDS-566-170

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Tile 1 x 1 with Groove GDS-613-030

Tile 1 x 1 with Groove GDS-613-031

Tile 1 x 1 with Groove GDS-613-090

Tile 1 x 1 with Groove GDS-613-180

Plate Special 1 x 2 with Door Rail GDS-806-031

Plate Special 1 x 2 with Door Rail GDS-806-090

Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick GDS-663-081

Plate Special 2 x 2 with Only 2 studs GDS-1483-034

Plate Special 1 x 3 with 2 Studs with Groove and Inside Stud Holder (Jumper) GDS-1504-031

Plate Special 1 x 3 with 2 Studs with Groove and Inside Stud Holder (Jumper) GDS-1504-030

Plate 1 x 8 GDS-506-031

Brick 1 x 3 GDS-533-031

Plate 1 x 3 GDS-503-031

Plate 1 x 3 GDS-503-034

Plate 1 x 3 GDS-503-049

Plate 1 x 6 GDS-505-031

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1 x 1 GDS-1377-031

Plate 1 x 4 GDS-504-031

Plate 1 x 4 GDS-504-030

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Plate 1 x 4 GDS-504-034

Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight and No Slot GDS-636-090

Wedge Plate 4 x 2 Right GDS-549-049

Wedge Plate 4 x 2 Left GDS-548-049

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Brick Special 1 x 2 with Groove GDS-798-031

Slope 33° 3 x 1 GDS-586-031

Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Right GDS-547-049

Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Right GDS-547-034

Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Left GDS-546-043

Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Left GDS-546-034

Brick Arch 1 x 3 GDS-682-031

Brick Special 1 x 1 with Studs on 2 Sides GDS-649-031

Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth GDS-870-180

Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth GDS-870-081

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Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) GDS-833-090

Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) GDS-833-180

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Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) GDS-833-030

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Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) GDS-833-034

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Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) GDS-833-031

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Cone 1 x 1 [Top Groove] GDS-606-040

Slope 18° 4 x 1 GDS-587-031

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Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud GDS-615-081

Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud GDS-615-010

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Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud GDS-615-040

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Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud GDS-615-031

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Panel 1 x 1 x 1 Corner GDS-1043-090

Tile 1 x 3 GDS-562-031

Tile 1 x 3 GDS-562-180

Slope 30° 1 x 2 x 2/3 GDS-661-031

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Tile 2 x 4 with Groove GDS-614-152

Tile 2 x 4 with Groove GDS-614-031

Brick Special 1 x 1 with Stud on 1 Side GDS-635-090

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Brick Special 1 x 1 with Stud on 1 Side GDS-635-031

Plate 16 x 16 GDS-530-180

Not included

GDS-643-031 No longer sold

Instruction Files

1 instruction file available after purchase

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