노아의 방주 Noah's Ark
Man Builds Noah's Ark (exact scale given in Bible)
Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In
SCHAGEN, Netherlands . The massive
central door in the side of Noah's Ark was
opened 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
and 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 ho ld.
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 and chickens, and 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
노아의 방주 Noah's Ark







