1.Wat Phra Chetuphon, commonly known as Wat Pho, belongs to the first class category of royal
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monasteries. It lies south of the Grand Palace and covers an area of over 20 acres, HISTORY When King Tak sin made Thonburi his capital, the old wat Potaram occupied the present site of wat Phra Chetuphon and was made a royal monastery and the seat of a high-ranking monk. wat Potaram was completely re-built by King Rama I in 1793, taking seven years and five months. The name of the temple was also changed to Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmongalawat in 1801, and subsequently amended by King Rama IV, to Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmongalaram, King Rama III launched a major restoration program in 1839 that took seventeen years to complete and involved restoration, renovation, and new construction, King Rama IV gave the temple its last great stupa. Since then, there has been no new construction although the temple makes every effort to maintain the existing construction in good condition,