It's a good thing westerners like to drink beer!

A Buddhist community found a very good use for recycling old beer bottles. This beautiful architecture is really a piece of art....functional art.

By using over one million empty bottles, they were able to create a monumental temple as well as clean up landfills. 

The intricate pattern work here is very interesting. They have used the shape of the beer bottle like pieces to a puzzle and fit them together beautifully. They have even taken into consideration the colour of the bottles, mixing green and brown into shapes.

Amazing what you can do with a beer bottle.