Wat Pho, Thailand

🛕Thailand's Wat Pho, also known as Wat Pho, is located in Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand, just south of the Grand Palace. It is the largest and oldest temple in Thailand. It was built during the Ayutthaya Dynasty and was later renovated on a large scale by King Rama I of the Bangkok Dynasty in 1788. The Reclining Buddha Temple covers an area of ​​80,000 square meters. 📖The Reclining Buddha Temple houses the world's largest reclining Buddha, which is 46 meters long and 15 meters high. The soles of each foot are 5 meters long and are engraved with 108 Buddha images. The posture of the reclining Buddha expresses the Buddha's pursuit of nirvana. His right hand supports his head and he lies on his side leisurely on the altar. The walls of the hall are decorated with giant murals depicting the life of the Buddha. The Reclining Buddha Temple is famous throughout the world. 👉In addition to the reclining Buddha, there are nearly a hundred pagodas of various sizes in the temple, including 71 pagodas over 7 meters high. The four 41-meter-high pagodas are particularly spectacular, inlaid with green, white, yellow, and dark blue tiles. The tower bodies are either covered with gold foil or inlaid with colored porcelain, forming a beautiful landscape in the Reclining Buddha Temple. These pagodas and the exquisite buildings in the temple together form the magnificent sight of the Reclining Buddha Temple. 🏫The Reclining Buddha Temple is also known as "Thailand's First University". On the pillars, walls and memorial halls in the temple corridors are inscribed stone tablets about the history of the temple, Buddhist history, prescriptions, literature, etc., forming another unique landscape in the Reclining Buddha Temple. A lot of knowledge that is difficult to find among the people can be found here. 🕧Opening hours: 8:30～18:00 🎫Ticket price: 300 baht ✅Visiting the Reclining Buddha Temple, you can not only appreciate the exquisite Buddhist architecture and sculpture art, but also gain an in-depth understanding of Thailand's Buddhist culture and history.