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Wat Po - The Temple of The Reclining BuddhaWat Po-The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, The oldest and largest temple in Bangkok On the site where Wat Phra Jetuphon now stands there was formerly an old temple called Wat Bhodharam (Temple of the Sacred Fig Tree), and Wat Po (or Bo) is still its popular name.
The modern temple was begun in 1793 by King Rama I, who installed in the various chapels several old statues from Ayutthaya. Restorations and additions were made by king Rama III and King Rama V. The plan of the buildings in Wat Phra Jetphon may seen somewhat intricate to the visitor who sees them for the first time, but it is in fact very simple. The central chapel or bot is in the middle of a courtyard enclosed in a square gallery sheltering endless rows of images of the Buddha in a sitting posture. Each side of the gallery is interrupted by small chapels containing imag es of the Buddha outside this kind of cloister, and on the west side are four high stupas and a huge building containing a colossal image of the Reclining Buddha, an enormous image of brick and concrete, finished with gold, 150 feet long and 40 feet high. The images of the Buddha placed in these temples are well worth seeing. The central one comes from Wat Sala Seena in Ayutthaya, and among those kept in the small chapels the big standing statue comes from Wat Sisarabejr (Ayutthaya) and the Buddha sittin g on the naga comes from Lopburi. The four western stupas or Phra Chedis are good specimens of modern Thai architecture.
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