Numerous interpretations of Noah's Ark have been built and proposed. Some were intended to be replicas, as close as possible to the Biblical Ark, the builders assuming that such a boat did exist and that it is not a mythological vessel. Others are looser derivatives which were inspired by the idea. The Biblical description of the Ark is brief, beyond the basic measures of length, height and width,[1] and the exact design of any "replica" must largely be a matter of conjecture. Some interpret the Ark as simply a chest-like structure with rectangular sides; other reconstructions (like Ark Encounter) give it a rounded bow and stern.
Full-scale
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The Bible gives the length of the ark as 300 cubits. Various cubits were in use in antiquity,[2] but to be considered "full-scale", an Ark replica would have to be somewhere in the range from about 135 to upward of 150 meters long (ca. 440 to 500+ feet).
- Johan's Ark in Dordrecht, Netherlands.[3] 137 meters (450 ft) long and carried on a platform made up of 25 LASH barges, this is the only full-scale Ark interpretation that is actually floating and mobile.[4]
- Noah's Ark theme park at Ma Wan Island, Hong Kong. This interpretation is also 137 meters (450 ft) long.[5]
- Ark Encounter theme park located on a hill in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. It is 155 meters (510 ft) long.[6]
Reduced-scale
edit- Half-scale ark built by Johan Huibers in 2004.[7]
- 2/3-scale model in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.[5][8]
- Greenpeace built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on Mount Ararat in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster".[5][8][9] It was later relocated to the town of Iğdır.
- Cement-and-iron replica, 60 meters by 4.5 meters (200 ft x 15 ft), in park operated by Freud de Melo in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil.[8][10][11]
- Reduced-scale model in the Creation Evidence Museum, near Glen Rose, Texas.[12]
- Reduced-scale building at Redwood Christian Park in the Santa Cruz mountains.[13]
- Finkel's replica of Babylonian ark One-third scale boat based on specification in Epic of Gilgamesh
- 1/50 scale model of Noah's Ark, commissioned by the Korea Association for Creation Research and produced in 1993 by the Maritime Research Institute of South Korea[14]
Partial
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- Replicas of portions of the ark at the Creation Museum (Petersburg, Kentucky) and in a warehouse nearby.[15]
- Partial replica built for filming the 2014 movie Noah (Oyster Bay, Long Island)[16]
- God's Ark of Safety, partially built. On a hilltop along Interstate 68 in Frostburg, Maryland.
Defunct
edit- A reduced-scale replica was built as a set for the 2007 film Evan Almighty in Virginia and then disassembled.[17][18]
- Noah's Ark Restaurant, St. Charles, Missouri, United States — Ark-shaped restaurant, torn down in 2007.[8]
See also
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edit- ^ Thompson, Helen (2014-04-04). "Could Noah's Ark Float? In Theory, Yes". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "measurement". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ 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 October 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions, Jonathan Cheng, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- ^ "Full-sized replica of Noah's Ark built by tiny Colorado company – The Denver Post". The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands". Huffpost. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b c d Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- ^ Replica of Noah's Ark built as symbol of hope, Greenpeace, May 31, 2007.
- ^ Buried Alive, October 31, 2008, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- ^ A Man Called Freud Can't Keep His Phobia Buried, Matt Moffett, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- ^ Fossils and faith: The Creation Evidence Museum of Texas, Allyn West, Feb. 18, 2015, Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Redwood Christian Park". Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "노아방주는 매우 안전한 선박/해사기술연 홍석원박사팀 "입증"" [Noah's Ark Proven to Be a Very Safe Vessel by Dr. Hong Seok-Won's Team at the Maritime Research Institute]. Kukmin Ilbo. 17 February 1993. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ A full-size Noah's Ark will be built in Kentucky biblical park Archived 2014-09-08 at archive.today. 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 October 7, 2015.
- ^ Evan Almighty production information, accessed on line October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia Archived 2022-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Mal Vincent, The Virginian-Pilot, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line October 7, 2015.