Wat Po (English spelling)

Japanese: Wat Po(英語表記)WatPo
Wat Po (English spelling)

…Wat Benchamabopit Temple is known as the Marble Temple because it uses Italian marble. It is a beautiful temple that combines Thai and Western architecture. Wat Po Temple is known for its huge 55m long reclining Buddha (made in the first half of the 19th century) enshrined in the Buddhist hall in its precincts. Wat Sraket Temple is a temple with a towering pagoda on top of an artificial mountain called Phu Khao Thong (Golden Hill), and the golden pagoda serves as a lighthouse for Bangkok. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wat Po" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ワット・ベンチャマーボーピット寺Wat Benchamabopitはイタリア製の大理石が用いられていることから〈大理石寺院〉の名で親しまれ,タイ式建築と西洋建築とが混合した美しい寺院である。ワット・ポー寺Wat Poはその境内の仏堂の中に安置された全長55mの巨大な涅槃仏(19世紀前半の作)で知られる。ワット・サケット寺Wat Sraketは〈プーカオトーン(黄金の丘)〉と呼ばれる人工の山の上に仏塔がそびえたつ寺院で,その黄金の仏塔はバンコクの灯台のような役を演じている。…

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