2024-11-21T14:33:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/141359176/the-organization-behind-kentucky-s-creation-museum-is-building-a-genesis-sized-ark Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-11-18T13:45:00-05:00 >2019-01-05T12:31:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8w/8wh885cs91tc0642.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Ark Encounter is a full-sized replica of Noah&rsquo;s Ark, as described in the book of Genesis. [...] the actual ark will be 510 feet long ... 85 feet wide and more than 50 feet tall, and that's before you add the sail. It can house up to 10,000 people in a pinch, and when finished will be the largest wooden timber structure in the world. [...] &ldquo;People expect the quality of a Universal Studios and we&rsquo;re going to give it to them.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Perhaps not surprisingly, other riffs on Noah's Ark have already been built (although they probably aren't scaled to cubits):</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/62338166/chinese-man-spends-whole-life-savings-building-very-own-noah-s-ark-over-fears-of-impending-apocalypse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chinese man spends whole life savings building very own 'Noah's Ark' over fears of impending apocalypse</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/56876/opening-noah-s-ark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opening Noah's Ark</a></li></ul>