※ This video is an excerpt from  DocuPrime - The Great Babylon Parts 1–3 , which aired from January 28 to 31, 2013.

Part 1. Babylon City

It was the shining, greatest city in the world. It is Babylon, the city longed for by famous ancient scholars such as Herodotus and Aristotle. Babylon, the city of fantasy famous for the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens, was like a work of art in itself. With the use of cuneiform script and the sexagesimal system, as well as excellent architectural skills, the titles of "world's first" and "world's best" belonged to them. Because it was an ancient city that was exceptionally developed compared to other cities, a unique custom called the "marriage market" also emerged. Under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Neo-Babylon, Babylon's fame reached its peak; what he desired was to recreate the glory of the era of Hammurabi, King of Old Babylon. He built Babylon City, where the outer wall alone stretched for 11.3 kilometers. Using brickwork technology, the nation was defended by the blue walls of the ‘Ishtar Gate,’ and thanks to moats and sewage systems utilizing the Euphrates River—which had founded a civilization—the inhabitants were able to lead stable lives. ‘Great Babylon,’ restored with cutting-edge 3D technology befitting Babylon, the most sophisticated and splendid city of antiquity. In particular, Part 1, Babylon City, allows you to feel as if you have become a Babylonian through vivid 3D images and reconstructions.

Part 2. The Tower of Babel

The ‘Tower of Babel,’ said to have reached the heavens. The story of how humans challenged God and ultimately incurred His wrath, leading to the destruction of Babylon, is all too famous. Many medieval painters were captivated by this story, which demonstrated the ‘majesty of God,’ and left behind numerous masterpieces. However, the Tower of Babel depicted in these paintings is merely a reinterpretation of the myth through the artist’s imagination. If so, was the story of the Tower of Babel, along with the famous anecdote of the ‘Babylonian Captivity,’ merely an intriguing myth? Was the destruction of the Tower of Babel due to God's wrath? The restored Tower of Babel stands 91 meters tall, roughly seven stories high. In fact, the use of baked bricks and asphalt demonstrates truly incredible technological prowess, even though it does not reach the sky. The existing ziggurat temples in the Middle East are the most realistic evidence that the Tower of Babel actually existed. To find this evidence, EBS did not hesitate to risk their lives filming in Iraq. Furthermore, they traced the Tower of Babel through the analysis of the Esagel Tablet, the most reliable cuneiform clay tablet, and the Norwegian Stone Stele, the latest academic data broadcast on TV for the first time in the world. By uncovering the truth behind the myth through the Tower of Babel restored in 3D stereoscopic imagery based on these solid, up-to-date materials, EBS confirms for the first time in the world that the "Tower of Babel in the Bible" is real.

Part 3. The Hanging Gardens

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Hidden within this structure, whose name alone is fantastic, is a story even more romantic than that of India's Taj Mahal. Named the "Hanging Garden" because it appeared to be suspended in the sky, this garden was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II to soothe the homesickness of Queen Amytes, who had married from the neighboring country of Media. Nebuchadnezzar II, also famous as the great architect who built the Tower of Babel, created a massive garden measuring 60 square meters and standing 30 stories high. In ancient times, when machinery did not even exist, was it truly possible to create a lush garden by laying soil on each level and supplying water? Looking at the remains of plumbing systems left in Babylon, it seems this was not entirely impossible. In fact, more than 11 ancient scholars left eyewitness accounts of the Hanging Garden. However, due to frequent wars and floods, no traces of the garden can be found today. With ancient records and ruins woefully insufficient compared to the myth that demonstrates such near-impossible technology, the restoration of the Hanging Garden has been considered nearly impossible until now. In 2013, EBS recreates the Hanging Garden in a way never seen before through scientific analysis utilizing the latest technology and in-depth research. You will be able to witness on TV the moment when the most fantastic stories of the ancient era meet 3D stereoscopic video technology and become reality.

✔ Program Title: DocuPrime - The Great Babylon Parts 1–3

✔ Broadcast Dates: 2013.01.28 ~ 2013.01.31

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00:00:00 [Part 1] Babylon
00:33:02 [Part 2] Tower of Babel
00:57:59 [Part 3] Hanging Gardens