The river-side stupas of the Temple of Dawn is sillhouetted against the gold of the tropical sunset.
Wat Arun ("Temple of the Dawn") in Bangkok is a Khmer-style Buddhist temple and major landmark on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Wat Arun was built in the days of Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya, and was originally known as Wat Makok ("Olive Temple").
In the ensuring era when Thonburi was capital, King Taksin changed the name to Wat Chaeng. The temple briefly hosted the revered Emerald Buddha after it was recaptured from Laos, but it was moved to Wat Phra Kaew in 1784.
King Rama II enlarged the central prang and changed the temple's name to Wat Arunratchatharam. The work was finished by King Rama III, and King Rama IV gave the temple its current full name of Wat Arunratchawararam
1 comment:
This is my first visit to your blog via Gaby's.
The first two posts I see are Bangkok and Maine and I love Thailand and was born in maine so you captured me from the get-go. No I need to explore some more!
xoxo Kim
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