List of replicas of Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark beachfront at Tsing Ma Bridge.
Numerous replicas of Noah's Ark have been built and proposed. These include:
Full-scale
- Noah's Ark (Hong Kong) — theme park at Ma Wan Island, Hong Kong.
- Johan's Ark — built by Johan Huibers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.[1]
Reduced-scale
- Johan's Ark — Johan Huibers also built a reduced-size ark.[2]
- 2/3-scale model in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.[3][4]
- Greenpeace built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on Mount Ararat in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster".[4][3][5]
- Cement-and-iron replica, 200 feet by 15 feet, in park operated by Freud de Melo in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil.[4][6][7]
- Small replica next to the Iğdır Genocide Memorial and Museum (Iğdır, Turkey.)
Partial
- Replicas of portions of the ark at the Creation Museum (Petersburg, Kentucky, USA) and in a warehouse nearby.[8]
- Partial replica built for filming the movie Noah (Oyster Bay, Long Island, USA.)[9]
Under construction
- Replica in Hialeah, Florida, USA. Planned to include a petting zoo. Under construction as of April 2013.[10][11]
- God's Ark of Safety, church building in Frostburg, Maryland, USA. Under construction as of 2014.
- Ark Encounter (Grant County, Kentucky, USA.) Under construction as of October 2015.[12][13][14]
Defunct
- A reduced-scale replica was built as a set for the movie Evan Almighty in Virginia and then disassembled.[15][16]
- Noah's Ark Restaurant, St. Charles, Missouri, USA — Ark-shaped restaurant, torn down in 2007.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Dutchman Johan Huibers completes 20-year quest to build full-scale, functioning model of Noah's Ark, New York Daily News, December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands, David Moye, Huffington Post, July 30, 2012; accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions, Jonathan Cheng, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
- 1 2 3 4 Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
- ↑ Replica of Noah's Ark built as symbol of hope, Greenpeace, May 31, 2007.
- ↑ Buried Alive, Oct. 31, 2008, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
- ↑ A Man Called Freud Can't Keep His Phobia Buried, Matt Moffett, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
- ↑ A full-size Noah's Ark will be built in Kentucky biblical park. The Tennessean - November 20, 2012
- ↑ Noah's Ark is a wash out after Hurricane Sandy may have pummeled the replica built for upcoming Darren Aronofsky flick, Ethan Sacks, New York Daily News, November 1, 2012; accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
- ↑ Four men build Noah’s Ark replica near Hialeah, Miami Herald, 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Cheryl K. Chumley - Florida man building Noah’s Ark replica to push environmentalism. The Washington Times - April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Chris Kenning, Noah's Ark park in Kentucky will be built, officials say. The Courier-Journal - February 27, 2014
- ↑ Ark encounter webpage.
- ↑ Full-Scale Replica Of Noah's Ark Planned for outside Cincinnati.
- ↑ Evan Almighty production information, accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia, Mal Vincent, The Virginian-Pilot, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
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