Photo &Video:Replica of Biblical Noah Ark Built In Kentucky Worth $100m

  

A group of Christians who believe every word of the Bible is true have cut the ribbon on a 510-foot-long (155 metre) version of Noah's Ark which cost more than $100 million to build.The ark, situated  in rural Kentucky about 20 miles south of Cincinatti, has been criticized by evolutionists, who say it will be detrimental to science education.Inside the Ark are museum-style exhibits, displays of Noah's family along with rows of cages containing animal replicas, including dinosaurs.

The massive ark, based on the tale of a man who got an end-of-the-world warning from God about a massive flood, will open on Thursday. More photos

   

 

In the Bible, the story of Noah's Ark appears in chapters six to nine of the Book of Genesis.

It tells how God, spurred by the wickedness and corruption of man, vows to send a great cleansing flood. Deeming Noah to be the only righteous man worth saving, God commands him to build a vast ship, the Ark - capable of saving himself, his family and a representation of the world's animals.

When Noah has completed his task, and God has sent 'two of every sort' of animal to the Ark, the flood waters rise until all mountains are covered and life (except fish) is destroyed. When the flood subsides, the animals leave the Ark and God vows to never again send a flood to destroy man. 

 

The story can also be found in the texts of Judaism and Islam. Although considered a historical event, most scholars and archaeologists do not believe in a literal interpretation of the Ark story. 

The vessel was said to measure '300 cubits, by 50 cubits, by 30 cubits', which translates to up to 515ft long, 86ft wide and 52ft high.

The traditional shape of Noah's Ark comes from 19th century artists. But some experts say it would have had to have been 450ft long and would have broken apart. 

In 1851 British archaeologists discovered hundreds of clay tablets while digging in ancient Babylon. They were later found to contain the story of Gilgamesh, who strongly resembles Noah. 

There have been frequent claims that the Ark ended up at the top of what is now Mount Ararat (pictured, above), on the border of Turkey and Armenia. 

In 2010 researchers working for Noah's Ark Ministries International in Hong Kong claimed to have found wooden remains from the Ark 13,000ft up the mountain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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