Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan. The more commonly known name, Wat Pho, is a contraction of its older name, Wat Photaram.
The Reclining Buddha
Phra Maha Chedi Si Ratchakan
Arrival of King Mongkut at Wat Pho, 13 October 1865
Phra Mondop of Wat Pho. Flanking its entrances are statues of Yak Wat Pho
Phra Nakhon is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the central district of Bangkok, including Rattanakosin Island. Neighboring districts are, from the north, clockwise: Dusit, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Samphanthawong, and across the Chao Phraya River, Thon Buri, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok Noi, and Bang Phlat.
Giant Swing and Wat Suthat
Memorial Bridge
The city pillar shrine (หลักเมือง, Lak Mueang) marks the center of Bangkok
Grand Palace in the corner of Sanam Luang