The Ark
Nov 4, 2021 10:24:14 #
Nov 4, 2021 10:32:17 #
Thats an interesting hull design. Modern take on what looks like a (Tanker) with the big bulbous front.
Nov 4, 2021 10:45:28 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Visited here a few weeks back.
About The Ark
Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Ark Encounter is situated in beautiful Grant County in Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington and right off I-75.
It's surrounded by some nice flora, too.
About The Ark
Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Ark Encounter is situated in beautiful Grant County in Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington and right off I-75.
It's surrounded by some nice flora, too.
that is simply amazing, kt...great shots of the ark and thanks for the info!
Nov 4, 2021 11:48:49 #
Looks like it will be ready in time for the next big flood although I wonder if it would really float. AND...if there is another loading of the animals, two by two, would someone please swat the two mosquitos?
Nov 4, 2021 11:53:33 #
Nov 4, 2021 11:56:01 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Good set Kim. Do you have any photos of the inside?
Don
Don
Only a few.
Nov 4, 2021 11:59:25 #
Nov 4, 2021 12:18:15 #
Nov 4, 2021 12:48:11 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Visited here a few weeks back.
Some very good images, KTJohnson, and am glad you enjoyed your KY visit.
The Ark is in our backyard, so to speak, being a few miles north of us up I-75, and has been a source of controversy since its inception and construction.
Out of curiosity, my wife and I visited while still under construction, and got a few pictures before being invited to leave by site security.
PBS Independent Lens did a very good documentary, "We Believe In Dinosaurs", on the Arc controversy and Ken Ham, the money man behind it, and his related Creation Museum nearby. Well worth a watch if you can hunt it up:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/we-believe-in-dinosaurs
And here is another good article link:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/02/24/opinion-ham-fleeced-town-gave-him-his-ark-encounter/4831987002/
Marshall
Nov 4, 2021 15:28:14 #
Nov 4, 2021 16:24:46 #
Nov 4, 2021 16:34:24 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Visited here a few weeks back.
About The Ark
Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Ark Encounter is situated in beautiful Grant County in Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington and right off I-75.
It's surrounded by some nice flora, too.
About The Ark
Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Ark Encounter is situated in beautiful Grant County in Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington and right off I-75.
It's surrounded by some nice flora, too.
Interesting! So the interior is wood. Is the hull wood as well? Or steel?
Nov 4, 2021 17:34:05 #
The hull is wood, but probably over a steel framework. Looking at it from the opposite side you would see what looks like a conventional 3-4 story building, probably housing storage, elevators, HVAC, emergency exits, offices, etc.
Nov 4, 2021 17:57:49 #
It is actually a really amazing structure: timber-framed:
https://www.bdcnetwork.com/life-size-noahs-ark-uses-31-million-board-feet-timber
https://www.bdcnetwork.com/life-size-noahs-ark-uses-31-million-board-feet-timber
Nov 4, 2021 20:59:48 #
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