Wat Po tower photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The name Wat Po comes from its original name of Wat Potaram. King Rama I,
the founder of Bangkok, enlarged the temple, installed many statues and other artefacts recovered from Ayuthaya, and renamed the temple Wat Phra Chetuphon
in 1801.
Find more Wat Po images in the Thailand gallery of Photorena.
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