The wood alone would have cost him a fortune.
Man builds working replica of Noah's Ark (exact scale given in Bible)
In Schagen , Netherlands
The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark
was opened to the first crowd of curious townsfolk
to behold the wonder. Of course, it's only a replica of
the biblical Ark , built by Dutch creationist, Johan
Huibers, as a testament to his faith in the literal truth
of the Bible.
The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high an d 20
cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football
field and as high as a three-story house.
Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions,
crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet
visitors as they arrive in the main hold.
A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar
and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the
wood used by Noah would have been.
Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands,
using modern tools and with occasional help from his
son, Roy. Construction began in May 2005. On the
uncovered top - deck not quite ready in time for the
opening - will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs,
chickens, goats and one camel.
Visitors on the first day were stunned. 'It's past comprehension', said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while
on vacation when they saw the ark looming over the
local landscape.
'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat
would have been so big ' There is enough space near
the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark. Huibers,
a Christian man, said he hopes the project will renew
interest in Christianity in the Netherlands , where
church-going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.
Now that I am old and gray...give me the time to tell
this new generation (and their children, too) about all
your mighty miracles. Psalm 71:18
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