Out of Bangkok by Train

Regular western and southern routes out of Bangkok (Thon Buri) Station enable travel by train to Kanchanaburi province and to southern Thailand.
On express trains, sleepers are available in three classes: first and second class (air-conditioned), and second class (non air-conditioned, but with fans).

Other Images around Wat Pho

Wat Pho V

Wat Pho came regarded as 'the first university in Thailand' when King Rama III ordered texts to be inscribed on stone slabs around the temple which people can learn and read from.

Phra Puttha Devapatimok - Wat Pho

The other important building in the compound is the main chapel or Ubosot. Originally constructed in the reign of King Rama I, the Ubosot was considerably enlarged in the reign of King Rama III. The structure is extended with a three-tiered roof down to meet the colonnade around the building. Inside the Ubosot houses an ayutthaya-style bronze Buddha image in the attitude of meditation. King Rama I gave this image a name of Phra Puttha Devapatimok. The pedestal of this image contains the crematory ashes of King Rama I, interred in the reign of King Rama IV

Wat Pho IV

Around the terrace outside the gallery are found 26 rockeries. There were made up from stones moved from the garden in the Grand Palace. Two rockeries are of special interest. The one in front of the great stupas has a 'Siva Lingam' while another miniature rock hill features the 'Rishi' figures in posture of self massage. Apart from the rockeries, Wat Pho abounds in stone figures from China. The figures have been used as ballast of the sail when intensive trade with China were made during the reign of King Rama III.

Wat Pho III

Just outside the west Wihan, four great stupas called Phra Maha Chedi can be found each at 41 meters high. The four great stupas were built on three separate occasions. The first stupa was built in the reign of King Rama I to contain Buddha image, Phra Si Sanphet. The second occasion was happened when King Rama III built 2 more stupas on each side of the first one. The white glazed tile on the right was for King Rama II while the yellow one on the left was for his own behalf. The last great stupa in blue tile was built by King Rama IV to commemorate his own reign before he ordered that the future King shouldn't built any more great stupa in this already crowded temple. Apart from the four great stupas, there are 4 groups of five stupas which each group stays on the same pedestal and 71 small line stupas. There are a total of 95 stupas of various sizes in the temple compound.

Wat Pho II

The Reclining Buddah - Wat Pho

The main attraction of Wat Pho is the famous 'Reclining Buddha'. Built in the reign of King Rama III, this tremendous Buddha image is 46 meters (153 feet) long and 15 meters (50 feet) high. The statue was to representing the Lord Buddha trying to overwhelm one of the powerful demons and to convince him that his power is not the supreme. The figure is modeled out of plaster around a brick core and finished in gold leaf. Mother-of-pearl inlay ornaments the eyes and feet displaying 108 different auspicious characteristics of a Buddha. The building was built later to cover the Buddha image.

Wat Pho

Wat Pho or wat Phra Chetuphon, the oldest and largest wat in Bangkok, was built in the 16th century during the Ayutthaya period. The tempel was almost completely rebuilt in 1781 by King Rama I and again a major restoration in 1839 which took seventeen years to complete by King Rama III.It features the largest reclining Buddha in Bangkok and the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand.