Attractions

Wat Pho

Wat Pho, officially Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan, is a first-class royal Buddhist temple in Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Grand Palace. Renowned for its 46-meter gilded Reclining Buddha, it is one of Bangkok's oldest and largest temple complexes. Founded in the Ayutthaya period and rebuilt by King Rama I in 1788, it houses 91 chedis, extensive murals, and inscriptions and is regarded as Thailand's first university and birthplace of traditional Thai massage.