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Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, , . It is on , directly south of the Grand Palace.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Building
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: Buddhist temple in central Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Viharn Phranorn (Reclining Buddha);Wat Pho”, “Wat Pho”, “Wat Photaram”, “Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn”, “Wat Phrachētuphon”, and “Wat Po”
  • Address: พระบรมมหาราชวัง, พระนคร, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10200
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khao San Road and Grand Palace.

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is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

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The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. is situated 340 metres north of Temple of the Reclining Buddha.

Buddhist temple
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Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or is a in the Bangkok Yai district of , . It is situated on on the west bank of the . is situated 460 metres southwest of Temple of the Reclining Buddha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ban Mo and Bangkok.

Neighborhood
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is the name of a street and its corresponding neighbourhood in 's Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District. It is located just outside the old inner moat in the historic area.

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is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, 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.

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, also known as Island, is the historic centre of , where most of Bangkok's "must see" sights can be found, including the Grand Palace and Wat Pho.

Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Latitude
13.7465° or 13° 44′ 47″ north
Longitude
100.49169° or 100° 29′ 30″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7P52PFWR+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23630142
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Geo­Names ID
11592383
Wiki­data ID
Q1059910
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Temple of the Reclining Buddha” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဇေတုဝနဝိမလမင်္ဂလာရာမကျောင်း”
  • Burmese: “ဝပ်ဖိုဘုရားကျောင်း”
  • Chinese: “卧佛寺”
  • Chinese: “帕徹獨彭大寺院”
  • Chinese: “臥佛寺”
  • Czech: “Ležící Buddha”
  • Dutch: “Wat Pho”
  • French: “Bouddha couché du Wat Pho”
  • French: “Wat Pho”
  • French: “Wat Phra Chetuphan”
  • Georgian: “ვატ პჰო”
  • German: “Wat Pho (Tempel des liegenden Buddha)”
  • German: “Wat Pho”
  • German: “Wat Po”
  • German: “Wat Poh”
  • Hebrew: “ואט פהו”
  • Hebrew: “ואט פו”
  • Indonesian: “Candi berbaring Buddha”
  • Indonesian: “Wat Pho”
  • Indonesian: “Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan”
  • Indonesian: “Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn”
  • Indonesian: “วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลารามราชวรมหาวิหาร”
  • Indonesian: “วัดโพธิ์”
  • Italian: “Wat Pho”
  • Japanese: “ワット・プラチェートゥポンウィモンマンカラーラーム”
  • Japanese: “ワット・ポー”
  • Japanese: “ワット･ポー”
  • Japanese: “涅槃寺”
  • Khmer: “វត្តពោធិ៍”
  • Korean: “왓 포”
  • Malayalam: “വാറ്റ് ഫോ”
  • Polish: “Leżący Budda”
  • Polish: “Wat Pho”
  • Portuguese: “Wat Pho”
  • Rakhine: “ဝပ်ဖိုဘုရားကျောင်း”
  • Russian: “Ват Пхо”
  • Russian: “Ват-Пхо”
  • Russian: “Храм лежащего Будды”
  • Slovenian: “Wat Pho”
  • Spanish: “Buda reclinado”
  • Spanish: “Templo del Buda Reclinado”
  • Spanish: “Wat Pho”
  • Swedish: “Wat Pho”
  • Swedish: “Wat po”
  • Tagalog: “Wat Pho”
  • Thai: “liegender Buddha”
  • Thai: “วัดพระเชตุพน”
  • Thai: “วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลาราม”
  • Thai: “วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลารามราชวรมหาวิหาร”
  • Thai: “วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลาวาส”
  • Thai: “วัดโพธาราม”
  • Thai: “วัดโพธิ์”
  • Thai: “วัดโพธิ์ท่าเตียน”
  • Turkish: “Wat Pho”
  • Urdu: “وات پھو”
  • Vietnamese: “chùa Phật Nằm”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Pho”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Phra Chetuphon”

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