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When life gives you lemons make lemonade. And if you are a monk and life gives you trash . . . build a temple out of it.

Wat Lan Kuat: The Temple of a Million Beer BottlesAt least that was the philosophy of one monk who took a look at all the glass bottles littering his eastern Thailand hometown of Khn Han and thought of using them to construct a temple. Visitors to the result of his brainstorm won’t be surprised to learn that the temple’s moniker, “Wat Lan Kuat,” is Thai for “The Temple of One Million Bottles.” Nearly all of the temple’s walls are built from beer bottles, specifically green Heineken bottles and brown Chang Beer ones. The temple’s perimeter fence is comprised of bottles too, as are the temple’s crematorium, monk’s quarters and visitors’ restrooms. Even the temple’s water tower is made of beer bottles, which gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “water on tap.”

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Dont Worship And Drive


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Dont Worship And Drive
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Dont Worship And Drive

Dont Worship And Drive

Wat Lan Kuat: The Temple of a Million Beer Bottles

Wat Lan Kuat: The Temple of a Million Beer Bottles

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  1. Greg says:

    January 13th, 2010at 4:34 am(#)

    I need to go see this….I have probably contributed some of the building materials over the years. :)

  2. Spot Cool Travel Stuff says:

    January 13th, 2010at 8:45 am(#)

    The monks of Wat Lan Kuat thank you for your contribution, Greg. Who knew drinking beer could qualify as a tax-deductable charitable contribution?

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