The CNN website reports today (August 2, 2012) that a Dutchman has built a replica of Noah's Ark to biblical proportions, following a dream that his homeland would be flooded.
Johan Huibers -- a wealthy businessman -- built the vessel to the dimensions specified in the book of Genesis.
The finished craft -- which just opened to the public on the Merwede River in the Dutch town of Dordrecht -- is 137 meters long, 21 meters wide, and 14 meters high.
Huibers has filled the ark -- which will operate as a "Bible Museum" -- with life-sized plastic animals and an aviary of live birds to give visitors more interaction. "We wanted to build something that can help explain the Bible in real terms," Huibers said.
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This project was first reported in early 2008. See my report here:
ReplyDeletehttp://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2008/07/replica-almost-of-noahs-ark.html
Here is current information on the ark and flood:
http://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2012/03/answers-to-high-schoolers-questions_21.html