Thailand: Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) in Bangkok, 19th century engraving

Originally built in the 16th century, Wat Pho (official name Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan) is Bangkok's oldest temple. King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty (1736—1809) rebuilt the temple in the 1780s.

Officially called Wat Phra Chetuphon, it is one of Bangkok's best known Buddhist temples and is nowadays a major tourist attraction, located directly to the south of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is famed for its Reclining Buddha and renowned as the home of traditional Thai massage.

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