WILLIAMSTOWN, KY - JULY 5: The Ark Encounter is seen July 5, 2016 in Williamstown, Kentucky. The Ark Encounter is a theme park centered around a 510 foot long reproduction of Noah's Ark. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
The ark is 510ft long (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I believe this is going to be one of the greatest Christian outreaches of this era in history,’ Ham, president of Answers in Genesis, said.
New pictures from inside Fukushima 'Well this is the devastating effects of using nuclear energy. resident lives in fukushima will never be the same again... the radiation leak at red zone by the fukushima daichi power plant is damaging the environment and marine life?????? in the pacific ocean , say no to nuclear energy today. [SHARE THIS PHOTO OUT TO SPREAD THE AWARENESS OF THE DANGER IN USING NUCLEAR ENERGY]' https://www.facebook.com/uglykiwi/media_set?set=a.1108392955906984.1073741934.100002088711813&type=3 http://imgur.com/a/KabxJ Christine O'Connell / Instagram: 55chris https://www.instagram.com/p/BHrZqrvDfp7/?taken-by=55chrisThe attraction, called Ark Encounter, is based on the Old Testament tale about a man who got a warning from God that a flood would destroy the world.
Ham says the ark will now stand as proof that stories in the Bible are true.
epa05410060 (30/31) Visitors tour the newly-opened Ark Encounter, a 100 million USD, 510-foot-long re-creation of Noah's Ark in Williamstown, Kentucky, USA, 05 July 2016. Ark Encounter is the brainchild of Australian-born creationist Ken Ham; it was built with the help of state tax incentives and the sale of 62 million USD in junk bonds. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO PLEASE REFER TO THE ADVISORY NOTICE (epa05410030) FOR FULL PACKAGE TEXT
Ham believes the story of Noah’s ark is to be taken literally (Picture: EPA)
A visitor browses small animal crates inside a replica of Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park during a media preview day, Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Williamstown, Ky. The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true. Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The ark even comes with small animal crates (Picture: AP)
Answers in Genesis believes that God created everything 6,000 years ago – including humans and dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs became extinct around 65million years before the first humans appeared.
WILLIAMSTOWN, KY - JULY 5: Answers in Genesis CEO and founder Ken Ham speaks at a ribbon cutting at Ark Encounter July 5, 2016 in Williamstown, Kentucky. Ark Encounter is a theme park centered around a 510 foot long reproduction of Noah's Ark. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
Ken Ham at the ark’s ribbon cutting in Kentucky (Picture: Getty Images)
epa05410058 (28/31) Ark Encounter, a 100 million USD, 510-foot-long re-creation of Noah's Ark is seen in Williamstown Kentucky, USA, 04 July 2016. Ark Encounter is the brainchild of Australian-born creationist Ken Ham; it was built with the help of state tax incentives and the sale of 62 million USD in junk bonds. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO PLEASE REFER TO THE ADVISORY NOTICE (epa05410030) FOR FULL PACKAGE TEXT
The ark benefited from state tax incentives (Picture: EPA)
Jim Helton, leader of the atheist group Tri-State Freethinkers, said: ‘Basically this boat is a church raising scientifically illiterate children and lying to them about science.
‘It’s a clear violation of separation of church and state. What they’re doing is utterly ridiculous and, anywhere else, I don’t think it would be allowed.’
Drone footage of real-life Noah's ark
Loaded: 0%
Progress: 0%
Mute
Current Time0:00
/
Duration Time0:00