Wat Phra Chetuphon
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khao San Road and Grand Palace.
Khao San Road
Khao San Road is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of Rattanakosin. Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.
Grand Palace
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The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. Grand Palace is situated 370 metres northwest of Wat Phra Chetuphon.
Wat Phra Kaew
Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew is situated 550 metres north of Wat Phra Chetuphon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ban Mo and Phahurat.
Ban Mo
Neighborhood
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Ban Mo is the name of a street and its corresponding neighbourhood in Bangkok's Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District. It is located just outside the old inner moat in the historic Rattanakosin Island area.
Phahurat
Neighborhood
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Phahurat or Pahurat, sometimes described as Thailand's Little India, is an ethnic neighborhood surrounding Phahurat Road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok.
Bangkok
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Bangkok is the capital and largest city of Thailand. With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, Bangkok is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.
Wat Phra Chetuphon
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Pho” and “Photi”
- Category: religion
- Location: Phraborom Maharatchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.74658° or 13° 44′ 48″ northLongitude
100.49328° or 100° 29′ 36″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
7P52PFWV+J8GeoNames ID
1607555
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In Other Languages
“Wat Phra Chetuphon” goes by many names.
- Thai: “วัดพระเชตุพน”
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