Noah's Ark replicas and derivatives

Noah's Ark beachfront at Tsing Ma Bridge.

Numerous interpretations of Noah's Ark have been built and proposed. Some were intended to be replicas, i.e. as close as possible to the original, but the original, assuming it did ever exist, is no longer. Others are looser derivatives inspired by the idea. These include:

Full-scale

The full size interpretation of Noah's Ark in Dordrecht, Netherlands.

• Noah's Ark (Hong Kong) — theme park at Ma Wan Island, Hong Kong.
• Johan's Ark — built by Johan Huibers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.^[1]

Reduced-scale

• Johan's Ark — Johan Huibers also built a reduced-size ark.^[2]

• 2/3-scale model in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.^[3][4]
• Greenpeace built a 10x4x4 meter replica ark on Mount Ararat in 2007 to warn about "impending climate disaster".^[4][3][5]
• Cement-and-iron replica, 200 feet by 15 feet, in park operated by Freud de Melo in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil.^[4][6][7]
• Small replica next to the Iğdır Genocide Memorial and Museum (Iğdır, Turkey.)

Partial

• Replicas of portions of the ark at the Creation Museum (Petersburg, Kentucky, USA) and in a warehouse nearby.^[8]
• Partial replica built for filming the movie Noah (Oyster Bay, Long Island, USA.)^[9]

Under construction

• Replica in Hialeah, Florida, USA. Planned to include a petting zoo. Under construction as of April 2013.^[10][11]
• God's Ark of Safety, church building in Frostburg, Maryland, USA. Under construction as of 2014.
• Ark Encounter (Grant County, Kentucky, USA.) Under construction as of October 2015.^[12][13] Set to open on July 7th, 2016.^[14]

Defunct

• A reduced-scale replica was built as a set for the movie Evan Almighty in Virginia and then disassembled.^[15][16]
• Noah's Ark Restaurant, St. Charles, Missouri, USA — Ark-shaped restaurant, torn down in 2007.^[4]

See also

• List of lists of replicas

References

1. Dutchman Johan Huibers completes 20-year quest to build full-scale, functioning model of Noah's Ark, New York Daily News, December 11, 2012.
2. Noah's Ark Replica Made By Johan Huibers Opens Doors In Dordrecht, Netherlands, David Moye, Huffington Post, July 30, 2012; accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
3. Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions, Jonathan Cheng, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
4. Latter-Day Noahs Build Arks, April 14, 2009, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
5. Replica of Noah's Ark built as symbol of hope, Greenpeace, May 31, 2007.
6. Buried Alive, Oct. 31, 2008, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
7. A Man Called Freud Can't Keep His Phobia Buried, Matt Moffett, Wall Street Journal (accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.)
8. A full-size Noah's Ark will be built in Kentucky biblical park. The Tennessean - November 20, 2012
9. 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 Oct. 7, 2015.
10. Four men build Noah’s Ark replica near Hialeah, Miami Herald, 15 April 2013.
11. Cheryl K. Chumley - Florida man building Noah’s Ark replica to push environmentalism. The Washington Times - April 15, 2013.
12. Chris Kenning, Noah's Ark park in Kentucky will be built, officials say. The Courier-Journal - February 27, 2014
13. Full-Scale Replica Of Noah's Ark Planned for outside Cincinnati.
14. Ark encounter webpage.
15. Evan Almighty production information, accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.
16. "Evan Almighty" most expensive film ever shot in Virginia, Mal Vincent, The Virginian-Pilot, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line Oct. 7, 2015.