Wat Pho, or Wat Phra Chetupon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn as it official is called, is a 200-year-old royal monastery in Bangkok, just south of the Grand Palace that attracts visitors for various reasons: the temple is famous for its huge gold Reclining Buddha and its 20 acres of beautiful grounds containing over 1,000 more Buddha images. Wat Pho is also renowned as the center for traditional Thai medicinal massage, but a recent accolade relating to both Wat Pho's cultural and medical significance is about to make Wat Pho, and Thai massage, even more famous internationally.