Wat Pho (วัดโพธิ์), or Wat Phra Chetuphon (วัดพระเชตุพน) as it is generally known to the Thais, is mainly famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue it houses. At 20 acres large, it is the largest Wat in Bangkok, and is technically the oldest too, as it was built around 200 years before Bangkok became Thailand’s [...]
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Wat Pho, Temple of the Reclining Buddha At Bangkok
Posted in Bangkok Thailand, wat pho, wat phra kaew, wat po on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of the Emerald Buddha At Bangkok
Posted in Bangkok Thailand, emerald buddha, wat phra kaew, wat pra kaew on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว), the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the adjoining Grand Palace together form perhaps the greatest spectacle for the visitor to Bangkok. Despite the fact that the whole compound is so full of tourists you spend half the time trying to avoid getting in people’s photos, it’s still a pretty amazing [...]
