Editing Wat Pho (section)

===Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn===
[[File:พระมหาเจดีย์ 4 รัชกาล.jpg|left|thumb|Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn]]
This is a group of four large stupas, each 42 metres high. These four ''chedis'' are dedicated to the first four [[Chakri Dynasty|Chakri]] kings.<ref name="Frommers"/>  The first, in green mosaic tiles, was constructed by Rama I to house the remnants of a great bronze standing Buddha from Ayutthaya called Phra Phuttha Sanphet. The Burmese were said to have scorched the Buddha image to remove near 2 tons of its gold covering, later the image fragmented when the ''vihan'' it was in collapsed upon it, and Rama I who brought it Wat Pho decided to encase the image in the chedi.{{sfn|Matics|1979|page=8}} 

Two more chedis were built by Rama III, one in white tiles to hold the ashes of his father [[Rama II of Siam|Rama II]], another in yellow for himself. A fourth in blue was built by [[Mongkut|Rama IV]] who then enclosed the four ''chedis'' leaving no space for more to be built.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thailand-delights.com/page1277.html |title=Wat Pho Temple, Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn, Bangkok |work=Thailand Delights }}</ref>

[[File:Vihara of the Reclining Buddha 2015.jpg|thumb|The Viharn containing the reclining Buddha. The tree on the right behind a pavilion is the Bodhi tree.]]