article_snippet.sent: Now, with the help of cutting-edge technology, those works of art in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave have been reproduced to create the biggest replica cave in the world.
article_snippet.sent: While the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is 91,490 square feet (8,500 metres) the replica is 32,290 square feet (3,000 square metres) in area.
article_snippet.sent: Visitors to the Caverne du Pont-d'Arc marvel at the replica cave, which is almost identical to the 36,000 year old Vallon-Pont-D'arc .
article_snippet.sent: But while the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is 91,490 square feet (8,500 metres) the physical replica is 32,290 square feet (3,000 square metres) in area and visitors to the attraction, which opens on April 25, will be able to take in the artwork while standing on a raised walkway.
article_snippet.sent: It is the largest replica cave in the world and features a walkway from which visitors can view the reproduced sketches .
article_snippet.sent: The replica cavern condenses 8,000 square metres of the original site into 3,000 square metres and contains more than 1,000 drawings .
article_snippet.sent: Creators hope the replica will help preserve the masterpiece of original cave art discovered 20 years ago - which is only open to researchers .
article_snippet.sent: The site is not just limited to artwork - pictured here are replicas of more than 450 bones found in the original Vallon-Pont-D'arc .