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Mr Huibers started work on the ark last summer |
Dutchman Johan Huibers is building a working replica of Noah's
Ark as
a testament to his Christian faith.
The 47-year-old from Schagen,
45km (30 miles) north of
Amsterdam,
plans to set sail in September through the interior waters of the
Netherlands.
Johan's Ark is a fifth of the
size of Noah's and will carry farmyard animals.
Mr Huibers, who plans to open
the vessel as a religious monument and zoo, hopes the project will renew
interest in Christianity in the Netherlands.
Although Mr Huibers has tried
to remain true to the ark described in the Bible, Johan's Ark is constructed
with American cedar and Norwegian pine, rather than "gopher wood".
'Smell of dung'
According to Genesis, Noah
kept seven pairs of most domesticated animals, and one breeding pair of all
other creatures.
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will speak very much to children... they'll hear the creak of the wood,
smell the smell of the dung 
Johan Huibers |
Noah's wife, three sons and
three daughters-in-law lived together on the boat for almost a year while
the world was flooded.
Mr Huibers' vision is more
modest - he said he plans to stock his ark with horses, lambs, chickens and
rabbits - mostly baby animals to save space.
"This will speak very much to
children, because it will give them something tangible to see that Noah's
Ark really existed," Mr Huibers told the Associated Press news agency.
The total cost of the project
is estimated to be just under 1m euros (£0.7m; US$1.2m) and was funded with
bank loans.
Mr Huibers plans to charge
people to tour the boat and said a drink and religious pamphlet will be
included in the admission price. At least 100,000 people will need to visit
for the project to break-even financially.
Mr Huibers said his wife was
not very keen on the idea.
"She always says: 'Why don't
you go dig wells in Ethiopia?'," he said. "I've been involved in projects
there before but she understands this is my dream." |
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more years. The exact location has yet to be confirmed; however it may be
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