Noah's Ark replicas and derivatives explained

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

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.
• Ark Encounter theme park located on a hill in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. It is 155 meters (510 ft) long.^[5]

Reduced-scale

• Half-scale ark built by Johan Huibers in 2004.^[6]
• 2/3-scale model in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.^{[7] [8]}
• Greenpeace built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on Mount Ararat in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster".^[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.^{[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

• 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

• 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.

See also

• Lists of replicas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson . Helen . Could Noah's Ark Float? In Theory, Yes . Smithsonian . 2014-04-04 . 2019-01-08.
2. Web site: measurement . Encyclopedia Britannica . 2019-01-08.
3. http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/dutchman-completes-20-year-quest-build-full-scale-noah-ark-article-1.1217581 Dutchman Johan Huibers completes 20-year quest to build full-scale, functioning model of Noah's Ark
4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/30/noahs-ark-replica-johan-huibers-netherlands_n_1717778.html Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands
5. Web site: 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 . 2019-01-08.
6. Web site: Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands . Huffpost . 2023-10-22.
7. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123966767906515339 Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions
8. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123966359269314997 Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks
9. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/noah-s-ark/ Replica of Noah's Ark built as symbol of hope
10. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122522938601177447 Buried Alive
11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122540935432186161 A Man Called Freud Can't Keep His Phobia Buried
12. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Creation-Evidence-Museum-of-Texas-6086067.php#photo-7539138 Fossils and faith: The Creation Evidence Museum of Texas
13. Web site: Redwood Christian Park . 2023-10-22.
14. Web site: 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 . 8 August 2024 . 17 February 1993 . Kukmin Ilbo .
15. http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20121120/NEWS06/311200035/A-full-size-Noah-s-Ark-will-built-Kentucky-biblical-park A full-size Noah's Ark will be built in Kentucky biblical park
16. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/noah-ark-movie-replica-damaged-storm-article-1.1195313 Noah's Ark is a wash out after Hurricane Sandy may have pummeled the replica built for upcoming Darren Aronofsky flick
17. https://web.archive.org/web/20071202140150/http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3843/notes.pdf Evan Almighty production information
18. http://hamptonroads.com/node/285801 "Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia