This is so awesome, even with today's technology; imagine what it must have been like way back then

Man Builds Noah's Ark (to exact scale given in Bible)Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In SCHAGEN, Netherlands

The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was opened

the first crowd of curious townsfolk to behold the wonder.

Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark , built by Dutch Creationist John Huibers

as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible

The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide.

That's 2/3s the length of a football field and high as a 3-story house. Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras,

bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold

A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine.

Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been

Huibers did the work with his own hands, using modern tools

Construction began in May 2005.

Visitors on the first day were stunned.

'It's past comprehension,' said Mary Starosciak,

bicycling by while on vacation when they saw the ark looming over the local landing

'I knew the story of Noah, but had no idea it would have been so big.'

There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater

where kids can watch a video of the story of Noah and his ark.

Huibers, a Christian man, hopes the project will renew interest

in Christianity in the Netherlands , where church-going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not;

until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every is to come

Psalm 71:18