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[Jeju trip] An ark church with Noah's ark as the motif.

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I was very tired because I went to Hallasan the day before. And today is the last day of my trip to Jeju, so I made a schedule that is not hard. My first visit was Bangju Church in Andeok-myeon above Jungmun. The Ark Church was designed with Noah's Ark as the motif of Yoo Dong-ryong, a second generation Korean-Japanese named Itami Jun , a world-renowned architect. You can imagine Noah's Ark at a glance. You don't have to worry about parking because you have a proper size parking lot. Also, there is an ark cafe in front of you, so you can relax while drinking coffee. A building is built on an artificial tank to remind you of Noah's Ark. The roof is blindingly shiny, perhaps made of metal. I think I intentionally used such a material to make it difficult to tell whether it was a roof or a sky. And this building is actually a Sunday church. There's a notice of worship. You need to be careful not to disturb the service during the worship time. It reminds me of N...