NOAH'S ARK OF THE 21ST CENTURY IS COMPLETE AND READY TO SET SAIL - AS THE DUTCH CARPENTER CREATOR JOHAN HUIBERS BUILT AT A COST OF $5.24 MILLION - IS MOORED IN SOUTH AMSTERDAM READY FOR SAILING

A DUTCH carpenter inspired by a dream to build a massive replica of Noah’s Ark has a new and equally daunting vision — to bring the 125m vessel to the Americas in time for the Olympic Games in Brazil.

Johan Huibers’ impressive boat, built at a cost of nearly $5.24 million, is currently moored in Dordrecht, south of Amsterdam.
A popular tourist attraction drawing as many as 3000 visitors a day, the ark is an interactive museum and event centre.
Hauling it across the ocean in time to reach an international audience would cost an estimated $1.97 million, according to a California non-profit recently established to help Huibers realise his latest dream.
“If we are able to purchase a barge, that will make taking it to every port in South and North America a very real possibility,” David Rivera, of The Ark of Noah Foundation, told FoxNews.com.

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