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Wat Pho (Wat Po), Temple of the Reclining Buddha (1788) *

Artist/Designer: Phra Phetracha, Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok

Project Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Figure 1: Wat Po Temple and the Model of Cambodia's Angkor Wat Stereograph. Source: ArtSTOR Scan, (2019). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library )
Figure 2: Corridor - Wat Po Temple. Source: Kit Dale, Culture Trip [Blog], (2018). DigitalImage. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Kit Dale )
Figure 3: Corridor Ceiling Structure - Wat Po Temple. Source: Kit Dale, Culture Trip [Blog], (2018). DigitalImage. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Kit Dale )
Figure 4: Buddha Statue - Wat Po Temple. Source: Kit Dale, Culture Trip [Blog], (2018). DigitalImage. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Kit Dale )
Figure 5: Yak Wat Pho Entrance. Source: WikiMedia, กสิณธร ราชโอรส, (2013). Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: กสิณธร ราชโอรส )
Figure 6: Phra Chedi Rai which contain the ashes of members of the royal family. Source: WikiMedia, Yahel, (2005). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Yahel )
Figure 7: Phra Maha Chedi Si Ratchakan. Source: WikiMedia, (2014). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: Unknown )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular, Medieval

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Wood, Paint, Color

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Wat Pho General Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019
Bangkok Attraction | Accessed : January 14, 2019
King Rama I - General Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019
King Phetracha - General Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019

Significant Date(s):
1688, 18th Century, 1703, 1782, 1788

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Phutthayō̜tfā Čhulālōk, Chātrī Prakitnonthakān, Phīraphat Samrān, Salinyā Mīphōkkhī, and Sīwisutthiwong. Sathāpat Wat Phō = Architecture of Wat Pho. Krung Thēp: ʻAmarin Phrinting ʻǣn Phaplitching, 2009.

"Thailand: Wat Pho Inscriptions Get Memory of the World Honor." Asia News Monitor (Bangkok), 2011.

Building Address: 2 Sanam Chai Rd, Khwaeng Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand

Significant Dates: Original Temple Construction Dates Under King Phetracha (1688–1703)
Temple Expansion and Renovation Under King Rama (1782-1788)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: N/A

Tags: Vernacular, Thai Temples, Bhuddism, Bhudda Sculptors, Oriental Interiors

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