Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew - Temple of a Million Bottles

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a temple and also known as the Temple of a Million Bottles, made from 1.5 million old beer bottles and become a unique in million Buddha temple.

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is located in Khun Han district of Sisaket province, Thailand. About 600km northeast of Bangkok, attracting many people to visit during their Thailand trip. A famous temple is known by many people and always wishes to come here once in a lifetime.

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew - Temple of a Million Bottles

Temple of a million bottles

Coming to the beer bottle Temple, we will notice that the pagoda has a splendid, gleaming beauty that reflects the light emanating from the countless bottles on the walls.

Monks built the Temple in Thailand's Siskat province with a unique idea: building temples and shrines without using any material other than reusing Heineken beer bottles and Chang bottles is quite famous in Thailand.

It took 25 years for the temple monks to help enough local people and the government send bottles to the Temple. The temple construction began in 1980, with monks diligently collecting bottles, and local authorities were also called and gracious to send unused bottles to the Temple. Over time, the monks also collected about a million bottles and began the intricate construction of this novel architecture. They believe this new material is the perfect, eco-friendly solution. The aim is to create a "unique" architecture, taking advantage of the waste source.

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Beer bottle temple in Thailand

As a result, they amassed more than 1.5 million bottles. They built 20 complex buildings, including the main hall, prayer hall, tower, crematorium, guest baths, and giant Buddha collage out of beer bottles. The Buddhist monks intend to build more buildings for the monks to live in the city of Khun Han.

Thanks to the unique idea with religious meaning, those who come to the Temple will get peace and relief from their sorrows, thousands of tourists and residents gathered to admire the Temple's completion. It can be said that the Temple is a testament to the hard work and limitless creativity of the Thai people.

Coming to Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew Temple (Wat Lan Khuad), you will see an efficient and harmonious combination of the two tones. Artisans have furnished the temple gate with Heineken beer bottles green and Chang's brown beer bottles., giving the impression of a calm, peaceful atmosphere.

Moreover, this bottle temple is also very environmentally friendly. Because the Temple Wat Lan kuad is made of beer bottles, they improve the city's waste pollution and build a unique building. Every time people look at them, they will remind themselves to have a sense of environmental protection.

The beer bottle temple in Thailand also has a religious meaning that people coming to the Temple will feel peace, dispel worries and troubles in the soul. The bottle is a positive representation for cleansing away thoughts.