3. Nebuchadnezzar restored old religious monuments
and improved canals, as other Babylonian kings had
done. He was the first Babylonian king to rule Egypt,
and controlled an empire that extended to Lydia, but
his best known accomplishment was his palace - a
place used for administrative, religious, ceremonial, as
well as residential purposes - especially the legendary
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the 7 wonders of
the ancient world.