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Noah's Ark and Tower of Babel to be built at Kentucky amusement park

A full-size Noah's Ark is to be built in Kentucky, as part of a £100m creationism amusement park.

The planned complex is also expected to feature a walled city, a replica of the Tower of Babel and a recreation of a first-century Middle Eastern village.

There will also be a 500-capacity theatre, an aviary, and a "journey through biblical history" section.

The park is expected to open in 2014 and draw 1.6 million visitors a year....
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)