Viewpoint Chao Phraya River From Prang Of Wat Arun In Bangkok Thailand Editorial Photo

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple (wat) location at Chao Phraya Riverside in Bangkok Thailand . One of the most attractive temples in Thailand. The Prang of Wat Arun is a world famous symbol of Bangkok. The tower has been claimed as the “best Buddhist architecture of Rattanakosin”. Surrounded by four smaller satellite Prangs, the central Prang symbolizes Mount Meru of the Indian cosmology. The central Prang is considered the world’s biggest Prang with the height of approximately 86 metres. The presiding Buddha image called “Phra Phuttha Thammitsararat Lokkathat Dilok” is said to have been molded by King Rama II himself. Wat Arun Ratchawararam, formerly known as Wat Makok and later called “Wat Makok Nok”, is an ancient temple that was built in the Ayutthaya period. In 1767 when King Taksin the Great established the city Thon Buri, he arrived at the front of this temple at dawn. He asked that his royal barge docked at the pier of the temple and then went up to worship the Buddha relic kept in the original Prang (Khmer-style tower). The restoration of the current Prang began in the reign of King Rama II. Wat Makok Nok was then restored and its name was changed to “Wat Chaeng*.