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(Wat Phra Chetuphon; Th Sanam Chai; admission 100B; 8.30am-6.30pm; Tha Tien) You'll find
(slightly) fewer tourists here than at Wat Phra Kaew, but Wat Pho is our personal fave
among Bangkok's biggest sights. In fact, the compound incorporates a host of superlat-
ives: the city's largest reclining Buddha, the largest collection of Buddha images in Thail-
and and the country's earliest centre for public education.
Almost too big for its shelter is Wat Pho's highlight, the impressive Reclining Buddha .
Wat Pho is also the national headquarters for the teaching and preservation of tradi-
tional Thai medicine, including Thai massage, a mandate legislated by Rama III when the
tradition was in danger of extinction. The famous massage school has two massage pavilions
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Thai massage per hr 420B; 8.30am-6.30pm; Tha Tien) within the
temple area and additional rooms within the training facility outside the temple.
 
 
 
 
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