You may not know, but Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a temple made of 1.5 million old beer bottles of the land of golden pagodas.
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew, also known with another special name "Wat Lan Kuad - Temple of Bottles" and also known as Temple of Millions, is a Buddhist temple in Khun Han district of Sisaket province, Thailand. This is one of the most unique temples in the land of golden pagodas. Because this temple is built entirely out of Heineken beer bottles and Chang bottles without using any other materials - a very unique idea.
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Where is Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew located?
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is a temple in Khun Han city, located about 600km northeast of Bangkok, Thailand. This is a famous temple that many people know and always have the desire to come here once in their life.
The temple with peaceful beauty makes the heart peaceful
Coming to Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew, your first impression will be impressed by the sparkling and brilliant beauty created from countless bottles. In addition, you will feel the feeling of newness and friendliness thanks to the materials that make up this temple.
The best season to visit Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew
The best season of Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew is probably summer. When the summer sun shines down on each beer bottle, making the shape of the temple, you will feel all the shimmering, fanciful, eye-catching and extremely impressive.
Image of Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew when summer sunset falls
A small view...
The temple with the idea of building from a unique bottle
The idea of building this unique temple is from the monks in Sisaket province, who believe that using this new material is the perfect solution that is both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. can create a "unique" architecture.
But it took 25 years for the temple's monks to mobilize enough locals and the government to help send the bottles back to the temple until 1980, when they had collected nearly a million beer bottles, they got to work. complex construction with this novel architecture. They cleverly combined the two tones, the green of Heineken beer bottles and the brown of Chang beer bottles, in a harmonious way to leave a peaceful and peaceful nuance for Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew.
The temple has a mysterious beauty
"The more bottles we have, the more structures we build," said the abbot of Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew. It is thanks to the unique idea along with the religious meaning that those who come to the temple will be at peace, and get rid of their troubles, that when the temple was completed, thousands of tourists gathered here to admire. worship and visit. It can be said that Wat Lan Kuad really deserves to be a testament to the hard work and unlimited creativity of the Thai people.
Toàn cảnh chùa Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew
Giant Buddha statue made of bottles in the temple
And as a result, they built the foundation of 20 complex buildings including the main hall, prayer room, a tower, crematorium, guest bathroom and more… Not only that, they also created create a giant Buddha mosaic with a beer shell that is unique.
Giant Buddha statue made of bottles
Taking the time to look at and meditate in front of this bottle of Buddha image will give you the feeling of letting go of all the grudges of life and contemplating a painting of Buddhist spiritual art. touch the bottom of the heart.
Abbot of the bottle temple in Khun Han
Opened in 1986, Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew has become a major tourist attraction in Southeast Asia and Asia. The special, unique is what retains its own features, the speciality that this bottle temple exists in the same years and months later and in the eyes of tourists when coming to Thailand tour destinations.
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