The amazing temples of Bangkok

Wat Arun - The Temple of Dawn a Buddhist temple located in the Yai district of Bangkok on
the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. It is is named after Aruna, the Indian God
of Dawn. Wat Arun is one of the best known landmarks in Thailand. The most fantastic
scenery of the monuments can be viewed from the east side of the river at sunset, when
the spires of Wat Arun make an impressive glittering silhouette against the water and skyline.

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The high towering prang with its four smaller towers was initiated by Rama II in the
early part of the nineteenth century, and then completed by his successor Rama III
but the temple in which the prang now lies is in fact much older and dates back
from the Ayutthaya period during King Taksin's reign. In the middle of each side of
the square formed by the smaller prangs are pavilions housing Buddha images that
depicts the four stages of Buddha's life - birth, meditation, preaching and enlightenment.
These images are meant to guard the stairways up to the second and third levels of the
big prang. Today you can only access the first level as the stairways to the other levels
are to steep and can be a risky climb.

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