A Dutch carpenter inspired by a dream to construct a life-sized replica of Noah's Ark now has a new and equally ambitious dream - to sail the vast vessel to the Olympic Games in Brazil.
Johan Huibers' Biblical boat complete with wooden animals, was constructed four years ago at the cost of nearly $1.6million (over £1million), and is currently a popular attraction in Dordrecht, south of Amsterdam.
It is estimated that the cost of sailing the vessel 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in time for the sporting event would be around $1.97million (£1.36million), according to a California non-profit organisation set up to help the determined Huibers realise his latest goal.
The religious ark was created to adhere to the Biblical story, in which God instructed a man called Noah to create a boat big enough to save animals and humanity during a flood that would fill the world.
Larger than a football pitch and containing five floors, Huibers' Ark can transport more than 5,000 people at a time.