From Wikipedia:
Johan's Ark or Ark van Johan is a half-length model of Noah's Ark built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers. The replica is half the length of that given in the Bible, 150 cubits or 70 metres. Johan's model is 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. The Bible reports Noah was commanded to build an ark having a length of 300 cubits, a width of 50 cubits, and a height of 30 cubits.
Huibers built the ship in the harbour of Schagen, 45km north of Amsterdam, in one and a half year time; in 2007 he opened the doors to visitors. After a few months he sailed, towed by tugboat, through canals in the Netherlands and moored in the harbours of Rotterdam and Arnhem.
The Opening Day was mentioned on Fox News website.
Picture Gallery offered through another website.
A video clip posted on CBNNews.com.
Biblestudy.org has written an extensive article about Noah's Ark.
(The remainder of pictures came from an email sent to me by my sister)
A Man Builds Noah's Ark
Hoping to Renew Interest in Christianity in the Netherlands
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 half 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. In Scriptures, the ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide.
Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold. 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.
My thoughts.....
WOW! This is totally awesome! Even if it is only HALF the scale model according to Scripture, it does give us an idea how big the Ark really was. Just think for those who ever doubted the Bible as Truth will be able to clearly comprehend the reality of "the big boat" story.
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