Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon or Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

Located next to the Grand Palace on the south side, this is the oldest (built in 1688) and biggest temple with the largest number of pagodas (total 95) and largest collection of Buddha images (total 394) in the city. ' is well known for its huge Reclining Buddha, 46 m long and 15 m high. The most striking part of the statue is its soles, which are decorated with 108 auspicious patterns inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Besides, it was the first open university of Thailand which used to offer courses in several branches of knowledge like literature, archaeology, astrology and medicine.

Nowadays Wat Pho is famous among foreign visitors for its Thai Traditional Massage School, which offers three kinds of massage services namely, body massage, body massage with herbs, and foot massage. The massage service opens daily from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. For learning courses, there are three courses, i.e. general Thai massage, therapeutic and healing massage and foot massage.

For more information about the massage services and courses, please call 0 2211 2974

Open Daily: 08.00 to 17.00 hrs.