Originally built in the 16th century, Wat Pho (official name Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan) is Bangkok's oldest temple. King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty (1736??809) rebuilt the temple in the 1780s.

Officially called Wat Phra Chetuphon, it is one of Bangkok's best known Buddhist temples and is nowadays a major tourist attraction, located directly to the south of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is famed for its Reclining Buddha and renowned as the home of traditional Thai massage.