Wat Arun Buddhist Temple วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร, Thailand (1656-1688)

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Project Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Figure 1: Image of guardian brahma on the exterior of Wat Arun temple complex.

Figure 2: Image of guardian brahma on the exterior of Wat Arun temple complex.

Figure 3: Image of roof decoration and tiling on the exterior of the Wat Arun temple complex.

Figure 4: Image of decorative pillar on wall outside Wat Arun main internal prayer building.

Figure 5: Image of interior inside main prayer building at Wat Arun.

Figure 6: Image of doorway leading to the outside of main prayer complex at Wat Arun.

Figure 7: Image of exterior pagoda complex inside Wat Arun complex.

Figure 8: Image of exterior of main prayer room complex inside Wat Arun complex.

Style/Period(s):
Traditional

Primary Material(s):
Clay, Concrete, Fabric, Fresco, Lacquer, Metal, Silk, Stone, Stone: Marble, Tile, Wall Paper

Function(s):
Religious Building, Buddhist Temple

Related Website(s):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Arun | Accessed : April 4, 2024

https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/phraprang-wat-arun-ratchawararam-ratchawora-mahawi | Accessed : April 4, 2024

https://www.wat-arun.com | Accessed : April 4, 2024

https://www.cntraveler.com/activities/bangkok/wat-arun | Accessed : April 4, 2024

https://www.introducingbangkok.com/wat-arun | Accessed : April 4, 2024

Significant Date(s):
17th Century

Additional Information:
Significant Date(s):
1767-1782 - Taksin renames temple as Wat Cheng.
1809-1824 - The temple was restored by Rama II. The main pagoda was raised 70 meters.
1851 - The main prang was completed after 9 years of continued reconstruction.
1980 - The temple undergoes major reconstruction under the reign of Rama V Chulalongkorn.
2013-2017 - A major restoration of the prang was completed between 2013-2017.

Additional Information:
Publication/Texts in Print:
Polprateep, Kanjanaphorn. "INTERPRETATION OF WAT ARUN RATCHAWARARAM (THE TEMPLE OF DAWN): THE APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM PRINCIPLES IN AN INTERPRETIVE PLAN." PhD diss., SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY, 2010.
Kramphaibul, Pornthip. THE" BOT": BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE IN THAILAND. California State University, Long Beach, 1977.
Baker, Chris. "The Philosophical Constructs of Wat Arun by Chatri Prakitnonthakan." The Journal of the Siam Society 102 (2014): 314-316.
Ruxpaitoon, Kanakarn, and Thitiporn Lertrusdachakul. "Color analysis on the symbolic temple of king in Chakri dynasty of Thailand." In 2019 11th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technology (KST), pp. 17-22. IEEE, 2019.

Building Location:
158 Thanon Wang Doem, Khwaeng Wat Arun, Khet Bangkok Yai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600, Thailand

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