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Bangkok, Wat Pho - The Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Wat Pho is the largest wat (temple) in Bangkok, and it is technically the oldest too, as it was built around 200 years before Bangkok became Thailand's capital.

Wat Pho mainly famous for the huge Reclining Buddha statue. The highly impressive gold plated Reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high, and is designed to illustrate the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. The feet and the eyes are engraved with mother-of-pearl decoration, and the feet also show the 108 auspicious characteristics of the true Buddha.

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kevinos (6927) 2005-05-08 11:23

You have found a way of making this much photographed Buddha image look fresh and interesting. The PoV is great and the perspective is dramatic.

gren4 (603) 2005-05-29 5:35

I really like your point of view here making this a refreshing view of a much photographed sight.If I were to change anything I think I would look at the levels in the channels individually to bring out the reds and put some warmth into that gold which is I feel a little to green being photographed in the shadows.great angle!

jpphoto (465) 2008-03-14 2:31