New Arks

A bit of a strange phenomenon has been cropping up around the world. Two separate replicas of Noah's ark have been built around the world. The first is by a Dutch man, Johan Huibers, who built it to the exact proportions as specified in the Bible, only 1/2 the size:

What's more, the Dutch ark actually floats. Mr. Huibers has publicly stated that he hopes to have it fully seaworthy in time to sail it to London for the 2012 Olympics.

In a similar vein, a group of brothers in Hong Kong have just finished a full scale ark (300 cubits x 50 cubits x 30 cubits). It wasn't built to float but instead will have a restaurant and children's museum. This is a picture of it still under construction:

I don't have any other pictures but I have heard stories that other people have built replicas of the ark in other places. I find it fascinating that there is such an effort from around the world to prove that Noah's ark could be built and add one more notch in the argument that the Biblical flood did actually happen.