Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew
The Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a Buddhist temple in Tailand that is constructed of beer bottles; it is located in Sisaket province. The temple is said to employ a million bottles in its construction. Not just a masterpiece of recycling, it is also a functioning Buddhist temple.
This photo is from Reuters:
Here’s a full view of the temple, via Travel Happy:
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Comments
Comment from New Spokane Condos
Time: June 4, 2010, 4:46 pm
Wow this is interesting not just from a recycling standpoint—its amazing that an entire building could be made from beer bottles–but I had no idea that new buddhist temples were being built. I guess its pretty logical, churches get built all the time why not temples but I never really thought of it like that. I wonder what Buddhism’s stance on alcohol is. It might be ironic that the temples built from beer bottles. Its beautiful nonetheless.
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