A Million Bottles of Beer on the Wall

Most of us have heard that song a hundred bottles of beer on the wall.

Imagine a temple located in the eastern part of Thailand built from over a million beer bottles.

Main Temple

Side of Temple

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew or better known as the Temple of a Million Bottles is located in Sisaket Province.

Local monks wanted to assist in reducing waste in the nearby landfills and came up with the idea of building with beer bottles to help the local area lead a greener lifestyle.

Inside of Temple

The collection of bottles started in 1984 and took about two years to build the main temple. The monks continued to expand the site and there are twenty plus buildings today.

Detail of a Building

Detail Work

Most of the bottles are Heineken or Chang beer bottles, although you will see other types and quite a few red bull bottles as they are smaller with square sides.

One of Over Twenty Buildings

Buddha Image Made of Reflective Gold Tiles

It is amazing what can be done with a bit of imagination and hard work.

Wall Mural

There are several wall murals within the buildings which at first site look mosaic. Once you get closer you realize they are made from bottle caps. How Cool!

Closer Look at the Mural

Spire Made of Bottles

Open Air Building

Statue on the Temple Grounds

Bamboo Trying to Touch the Sun

Building Using Other Types of Bottles

Water Tower

Even the water tower is constructed of beer bottles. I wonder if it is filled with water or ?.

Main Temple

Temple of a million bottles is used by locals daily. Due to its remote location you will see very few if any tourists.

We drove half a day on our two week trip through Thailand just to see this temple and it was well worth the trip!