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The Reclining Buddha
Wat Pho’s monumental gilded Buddha combines dramatic scale with mother-of-pearl cosmological details in a hall designed for close, angled views.
Why go
The Reclining Buddha rewards close looking beyond its monumental scale. Mother-of-pearl designs on the feet, the long gilded body and the hall’s compressed viewing angles turn a famous image into a study of Buddhist cosmology, craftsmanship and spatial drama within Wat Pho.
Useful to know
Pair the Reclining Buddha with nearby sites in the same historic riverside district.
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