Wat Pho Temple

Wat Pho Temple

Thailand's most important royal temple with the largest Buddha

Location: 

2 Sanamchai Road, Grand Palace Subdistrict, Pranakorn District, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10200, Thailand

Duration: 

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Wat Pho Temple: Thailandinfo-icon's most important Buddhist royal temple
  2. Reclining Buddha: one of Thailand's largest Buddha, built by Rama the 3rd
  3. Phra Nakhon District: most central district of Bangkok with the royal palace
  4. UNESCO: registered for over 1,000 ancient stone inscriptions and illustrations
  5. Journey: my last sight before taking the local ferry back to my accommodation

Image sources

  1. Uniquely crafted pagodas
  2. Tourists taking their pictures
  3. Colorful and decorative tiles
  4. Chilling with the Reclining Buddha
  5. Black Buddha between Golden Buddhas

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