With a total of 7,300 cubic meters of wood used for its construction, the gigantic project "Ark Encounter" is recognized as the largest self-supporting wooden structure in the world. The Amish, renowned for their craftsmanship in carpentry and cabinetmaking, have lent support to the ambitions of Ken Ham, one of the leaders of the creationist movement in the USA and the promoter of this project. For this the purpose of the ark is purely religious. It is a matter of spreading the Christian message through an exhibition on 3 levels exposing the creationist doctrine.
With a total of 7,300 cubic meters of wood used for its construction, the gigantic project "Ark Encounter" is recognized as the largest self-supporting wooden structure in the world. The Amish, renowned for their craftsmanship in carpentry and cabinetmaking, have lent support to the ambitions of Ken Ham, one of the leaders of the creationist movement in the USA and the promoter of this project. For this the purpose of the ark is purely religious. It is a matter of spreading the Christian message through an exhibition on 3 levels exposing the creationist doctrine.
Ark Encounter wants to be an amusement park to the glory of Creationism for the whole family but the site is especially frequented by the elderly. Everything is well designed in the ark to facilitate access.
Ark Encounter wants to be
an amusement park to the glory of Creationism for the whole family but the site is especially frequented by the elderly. Everything is well
designed in the ark to facilitate access.
IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
Nail of the visit. A mural and moral cartoon tells the story of a student experiencing existential doubts. Rather than turning to faith, it succumbs to boys, to alcohol and dark in the darkest decadence. The divine wrath does not wait very long ... It ends in a bath of blood and suffering.
Nail of the visit. A mural and moral cartoon tells the story of a student experiencing existential doubts. Rather than turning to faith, it succumbs to boys, to alcohol and dark in the darkest decadence. The divine wrath does not wait very long ... It ends in a bath of blood and suffering.
Some thirty stuffed species finally found their place in the ark. Some animatronics have a good part. Among them, one can discover dinosaurs including a couple of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nothing incongruous about this, according to the Australian Ken Ham, leader of creationism in the United States: God created the world in six days six thousand years ago; Since, men and animals have known only very slight evolutions. The dinosaurs then rubbed shoulders with the savior Noah. And the arche-museum is there to remind us.
Some thirty stuffed species finally found their place in the ark. Some animatronics have a good part. Among them, one can discover dinosaurs including a couple of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nothing incongruous about this, according to the Australian Ken Ham, leader of creationism in the United States: God created the world in six days six thousand years ago; Since, men and animals have known only very slight evolutions. The dinosaurs then rubbed shoulders with the savior Noah. And the arche-museum is there to remind us.
IN GOD WE TRUST
Some thirty stuffed species finally found their place in the ark. Some animatronics have a good part. Among them, one can discover dinosaurs including a couple of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nothing incongruous about this, according to the Australian Ken Ham, leader of creationism in the United States: God created the world in six days six thousand years ago; Since, men and animals have known only very slight evolutions. The dinosaurs then rubbed shoulders with the savior Noah. And the arche-museum is there to remind us.
Some thirty stuffed species finally found their place in the ark. Some animatronics have a good part. Among them, one can discover dinosaurs including a couple of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nothing incongruous about this, according to the Australian Ken Ham, leader of creationism in the United States: God created the world in six days six thousand years ago; Since, men and animals have known only very slight evolutions. The dinosaurs then rubbed shoulders with the savior Noah. And the arche-museum is there to remind us.
The true story is learned here through dioramas, video shows and rather successful animations that expose the "scientific" veracity of the Old Testament ... Descartes and Galileo are presented there as rebels of human reason against omniscience Divine.
The true story is learned here through dioramas, video shows and rather successful animations that expose the "scientific" veracity of the Old Testament ... Descartes and Galileo are presented there as rebels of human reason against omniscience Divine.
Religious schools and universities regularly visit the ark. On a scientific level this park is denounced as a dangerous absurdity. Several associations condemn disinformation similar to child maltreatment.
Religious schools and universities regularly visit the ark. On a scientific level this park is denounced as a dangerous absurdity. Several associations condemn disinformation similar to child maltreatment.
You wanted to know about Noah, how he managed to build the ark by himself. Nothing is left to chance and everything is explained in detail, diagrams, infographies and animations in support.
You wanted to know about Noah, how he managed to build the ark by himself. Nothing is left to chance and everything is explained in detail, diagrams, infographies and animations in support.
IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
The true story is learned here through dioramas, video shows and rather successful animations that expose the "scientific" veracity of the Old Testament ... Descartes and Galileo are presented there as rebels of human reason against omniscience Divine.
The true story is learned here through dioramas, video shows and rather successful animations that expose the "scientific" veracity of the Old Testament ... Descartes and Galileo are presented there as rebels of human reason against omniscience Divine.
IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
Ark Encounter wants to be an amusement park to the glory of Creationism for the whole family but the site is especially frequented by the elderly. Everything is well designed in the ark to facilitate access.
Ark Encounter wants to be an amusement park to the glory of Creationism for the whole family but the site is especially frequented by the elderly. Everything is well designed in the ark to facilitate access.
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Welcome to Ark Encounter, the creationist amusement park.
Ark Encounter, the new tourist attraction of Williamstown in Kentucky is no more and no less than the true copy of
Noah’s Ark « according to its builders, the creationist Christian fundamentalists of » Answers in Genesis « .
This huge 150m long building with a total area of 10,000 m built in « respect for biblical proportions » is a temple to
creationism and its doctrine that God created earth and all living beings 6000 years ago in 6 days.
This project was very controversial. Ark Encounter cost more than $ 102 million, partly funded by donations and the
state of Kentucky, which was unable to avoid a subsidy following a court ruling. Taxpayers, whether they adhere to
creative theories or not, have therefore had to contribute to the financing of the project.