Wat Arun ("Temple of Dawn")

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or just Wat Arun ("Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The temple derives its name from the Hindu god Aruna, often personified as the radiations of the rising sun. Wat Arun is among the best known of Bangkok's landmarks. The first light of the morning reflects off the surface of the temple with pearly iridescence. Although the temple had existed since at least the seventeenth century, its distinctive prang (spire) was built in the early nineteenth century during the reigns of Rama II and Rama III.
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