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Bangkok Temple: Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn)

Wat Arun Temple BangkokThe Wat Arun in Bangkok (also known as Temple of Dawn or Wat Chaeng) can be seen when you stand at the Chao Phraya river nearly the Wat Pho temple. It’s on the other side of the river (Wat Pho is on the East side of the river, Wat Arun is on the West side of the Chao Phraya River).
It has a very unique style compared to other temples in Bangkok. In general, Thai temples are very colorful, but this one is different. It’s decorated with seashells, pieces of Chinese porcelain and colored glass.

The temple was built before Bangkok became the capital of Thailand – back then it used to be Ayutthaya, which is located about one hour north of Bangkok.
According to the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) the temples “prang” is 104 meters high.

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  1. Bangkok Temples » Blog Archive » Bangkok Temple Video: Wat Arun (The Temple Of Dawn) Says:
    March 15th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    [...] one is a really nice video clip from the temple of dawn (Wat Arun). You can see different perspectives as the camera moves and it kind of recreates the special feeling [...]

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