The new replica ark was constructed on a site 2,500m above sea level. Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceIt was built by volunteer carpenters from Turkey and Germany.Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceWork began at the start of May and was completed in just four weeks.Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/Greenpeace
The animals went in two by two: a caravan of 40 horses and mules hauled the building materials up rocky terrain to the site.Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceGreenpeace activists also climbed the 5,137 metre snow-capped summit of Mount Ararat itself to protest about climate changePhotograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceJewish, Christian and Muslim religions all include the story of how Noah built the ark to protect all the creatures of the world from the great flood. Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceGreenpeace's version of the ark is 10 metres long, 4 metres wide and 4 metres high and will be used a shelter for mountaineers. Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/GreenpeaceAfter the ark was completed Greenpeace released 208 doves - one for each country.Photograph: Manuel Citak/Manuel Citak/Greenpeace
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