Noah's Ark replicas and derivatives
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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,{{cite web | last=Thompson | first=Helen | title=Could Noah's Ark Float? In Theory, Yes | website=Smithsonian | date=2014-04-04 | url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-noahs-ark-float-theory-yes-180950385/ | access-date=2019-01-08}} 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
File:Big Ark in Dordrecht 3.jpg in Dordrecht, Netherlands]]
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The Bible gives the length of the ark as 300 cubits. Various cubits were in use in antiquity,{{cite web | title=measurement | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | url=https://www.britannica.com/science/cubit | access-date=2019-01-08}} 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.[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], New York Daily News, December 11, 2012. {{convert|137|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} 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.[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], David Moye, Huffington Post, July 30, 2012; accessed on line October 7, 2015.
- Noah's Ark theme park at Ma Wan Island, Hong Kong. This interpretation is also {{convert|137|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} long.
- Ark Encounter theme park located on a hill in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. It is {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} long.{{cite web | title=Full-sized replica of Noah's Ark built by tiny Colorado company – The Denver Post | website=The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment. | date=2016-07-31 | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/31/noahs-ark-replica-ark-encounter-kentucky-builder/ | access-date=2019-01-08}}
Reduced-scale
- Half-scale ark built by Johan Huibers in 2004.{{cite web |title=Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/noahs-ark-replica-johan-huibers-netherlands_n_1717778 |website=Huffpost |access-date=2023-10-22}}
- 2/3-scale model in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123966767906515339 Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions], Jonathan Cheng, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123966359269314997 Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks], April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- Greenpeace built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on Mount Ararat in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster".[http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/noah-s-ark/ Replica of Noah's Ark built as symbol of hope], Greenpeace, May 31, 2007. It was later relocated to the town of Iğdır.
- Cement-and-iron replica, {{convert|60|by|4.5|m|ft|sp=us}}, in park operated by Freud de Melo in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122522938601177447 Buried Alive], October 31, 2008, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122540935432186161 A Man Called Freud Can't Keep His Phobia Buried], Matt Moffett, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line October 7, 2015.)
- Reduced-scale model in the Creation Evidence Museum, near Glen Rose, Texas.[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], Allyn West, Feb. 18, 2015, Houston Chronicle.
- Reduced-scale building at Redwood Christian Park in the Santa Cruz mountains.{{cite web |url=https://www.rcp.camp/ |title=Redwood Christian Park |access-date=2023-10-22}}
- 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{{cite web |url=https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/viewDetail.asp?newsClusterNo=01100201.19930217000001001 |title=노아방주는 매우 안전한 선박/해사기술연 홍석원박사팀 “입증”|trans-title=Noah's Ark Proven to Be a Very Safe Vessel by Dr. Hong Seok-Won's Team at the Maritime Research Institute |access-date=8 August 2024 |date=17 February 1993 |publisher=Kukmin Ilbo }}
Partial
- Replicas of portions of the ark at the Creation Museum (Petersburg, Kentucky) and in a warehouse nearby.[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140908033905/http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20121120/NEWS06/311200035/A-full-size-Noah-s-Ark-will-built-Kentucky-biblical-park |date=2014-09-08 }}. The Tennessean – November 20, 2012
- Partial replica built for filming the 2014 movie Noah (Oyster Bay, Long Island)[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], Ethan Sacks, New York Daily News, November 1, 2012; accessed on line October 7, 2015.
- 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071202140150/http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3843/notes.pdf Evan Almighty production information], accessed on line October 7, 2015.[http://hamptonroads.com/node/285801 "Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421205826/http://hamptonroads.com/node/285801 |date=2022-04-21 }}, Mal Vincent, The Virginian-Pilot, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line October 7, 2015.
- Noah's Ark Restaurant, St. Charles, Missouri, United States — Ark-shaped restaurant, torn down in 2007.