Numerous interpretations of

Noah's Ark Noah's Ark ( he, תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: ''Tevat Noaḥ'')The word "ark" in modern English comes from Old English ''aerca'', meaning a chest or box. (See Cresswell 2010, p.22) The Hebrew word for the vessel, ''teva'', occurs twice in t ...

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

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ological 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, 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

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sides; other reconstructions (like

Ark Encounter Ark Encounter is a Christian young Earth creationist theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of Noah's Ark, based on the Genesis flood narrative contained ...

) give it a rounded bow and

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Full-scale

Noahs ark has landed on the beach… apparently this is

The Bible gives the length of the ark as 300

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s. Various cubits were in use in antiquity, 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 Johan's Ark is a Noah's Ark-themed barge in Dordrecht, Netherlands, which was built by the Dutch building contractor, carpenter and creationist Johan Huibers. It is a full-scale interpretation of the biblical Ark, featuring animal models, incl ...

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. 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.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. *

theme park at

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. This interpretation is also 137 meters (450 ft) long. *

theme park located on a hill in

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, Kentucky, United States. It is 155 meters (510 ft) long.

Reduced-scale

— Johan Huibers also built a reduced-size ark. * 2/3-scale model in Florenceville,

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, Canada.Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions
Jonathan Cheng, April 14, 2009, ''Wall Street Journal'' (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks
April 14, 2009, ''Wall Street Journal'' (accessed on line October 7, 2015.) *

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built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on

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in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster". It was later relocated to the town of

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. * Cement-and-iron replica, 60 meters by 4.5 meters (200 ft x 15 ft), in park operated by Freud de Melo in

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. * Reduced-scale model in the

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, near

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Partial

* Replicas of portions of the ark at the

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( Petersburg, Kentucky) and in a warehouse nearby. * Partial replica built for filming the 2014 movie ''

Noah Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

'' (

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) *

God's Ark of Safety God's Ark of Safety is a non-denominational Christian ministry in Frostburg, Maryland, United States, led by Pastor Everett Spence. On Easter, 1976, former Pastor Richard Greene began building a replica of Noah's Ark atop a prominent hillside ...

, partially built. On a hilltop along

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, Maryland.

Defunct

* A reduced-scale replica was built as a set for the 2007 film ''

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'' in

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and then disassembled."Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia
Mal Vincent, ''The Virginian-Pilot'', June 22, 2007. Accessed on line October 7, 2015. * Noah's Ark Restaurant, St. Charles,

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, United States — Ark-shaped restaurant, torn down in 2007.

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