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 »