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DUTCH MAN BUILDS "NOAH'S ARK" AFTER HE DREAMS HOLLAND WILL BE FLOODED
13:24, 23 Oct 2014
A Ditch Man Johan Huibers built an "Ark of Noah" after he dreamt that
Holland would be flooded, the Daily Mail reports.
Constructed from the metal hulls of old barges and held together by
Scandinavian pine, this 23-metre high, 30-metre wide and 135-metre
long real-life Noah's Ark stands four-storeys tall, is as long as a
football field and even comes with its own animals.
Dutch contractor Johan Huibers - who took three years to build the
vessel - was inspired by a dream about a flood that would wipe out
Holland.
"I dreamed a part of Holland was flooded," Mr Huibers, explained during
an interview with the American television programme the Today Show.
'Then, the next day I get the idea to build an ark of Noah.'
The gigantic wooden structure is the closest to the original ark
in terms of its dimensions as Mr Huibers built the vessel to the
specifications in the Bible, which states that Noah's Ark was 50
cubits wide, 30 cubits high and 300 cubits long.
The tourist attraction, which is so big it's classed as a building
not a boat, cost an estimated $1.6 million (over £1 million) to build.
Mr Huiber's began planning the structure in 1992 but construction of
his ark began only in 2009. Work was completed in 2012 by his team
of 50 people.
The Dutchman had previously built a smaller model measuring nine-metres
wide, 13-metres high and 70-metres long which he sold in order to
concentrate on the real-life version.
Inside the Ark are two amphitheaters and fake animal displays as well
as presentations on Noah's history.
Despite its ability to float on water and sail, Huibers told has said
that, 'this time the Ark is not meant to save people from a global
flood as Noah did 4,000 years ago, but to tell people that there is
a God who loves us, and that He has a plan for our lives'.
The ark, located at Dordrecht, is now open to the public.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/23/dutch-man-builds-noahs-ark-after-he-dreams-holland-will-be-flooded/
13:24, 23 Oct 2014
A Ditch Man Johan Huibers built an "Ark of Noah" after he dreamt that
Holland would be flooded, the Daily Mail reports.
Constructed from the metal hulls of old barges and held together by
Scandinavian pine, this 23-metre high, 30-metre wide and 135-metre
long real-life Noah's Ark stands four-storeys tall, is as long as a
football field and even comes with its own animals.
Dutch contractor Johan Huibers - who took three years to build the
vessel - was inspired by a dream about a flood that would wipe out
Holland.
"I dreamed a part of Holland was flooded," Mr Huibers, explained during
an interview with the American television programme the Today Show.
'Then, the next day I get the idea to build an ark of Noah.'
The gigantic wooden structure is the closest to the original ark
in terms of its dimensions as Mr Huibers built the vessel to the
specifications in the Bible, which states that Noah's Ark was 50
cubits wide, 30 cubits high and 300 cubits long.
The tourist attraction, which is so big it's classed as a building
not a boat, cost an estimated $1.6 million (over £1 million) to build.
Mr Huiber's began planning the structure in 1992 but construction of
his ark began only in 2009. Work was completed in 2012 by his team
of 50 people.
The Dutchman had previously built a smaller model measuring nine-metres
wide, 13-metres high and 70-metres long which he sold in order to
concentrate on the real-life version.
Inside the Ark are two amphitheaters and fake animal displays as well
as presentations on Noah's history.
Despite its ability to float on water and sail, Huibers told has said
that, 'this time the Ark is not meant to save people from a global
flood as Noah did 4,000 years ago, but to tell people that there is
a God who loves us, and that He has a plan for our lives'.
The ark, located at Dordrecht, is now open to the public.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/23/dutch-man-builds-noahs-ark-after-he-dreams-holland-will-be-flooded/