Wat Arun

E61821

Buddhist temple religious building tourist attraction

Wat Arun is a famous riverside Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, renowned for its towering, ornately decorated central prang that dominates the Chao Phraya River skyline.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Wat Arun canonical	9
Wat Arun (across the river)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedBy	ferry across the Chao Phraya River ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Temple of Dawn ⓘ
appearsOn	Thai currency (coins or banknotes in some issues) ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Khmer-style prang ⓘ
associatedWith	Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) ⓘ surface form: Thonburi Kingdom
city	Bangkok ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Bangkok ⓘ
decoratedWith	colorful porcelain ⓘ seashells ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Aruna (Hindu god of dawn) symbolically ⓘ
denomination	Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
features	guardian statues (yaksha) ⓘ steep stairways on central prang ⓘ terraces with river views ⓘ
foundedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
governingBody	Thai Buddhist monastic community ⓘ
hasPart	central prang ⓘ four smaller satellite prangs ⓘ ordination hall (ubosot) ⓘ river pier ⓘ
height	about 70 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	registered ancient monument of Thailand ⓘ
includedIn	Bangkok city sightseeing itineraries ⓘ
locatedIn	Bangkok ⓘ Thonburi district ⓘ central Thailand ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Chao Phraya River ⓘ
nativeName	วัดอรุณราชวรารามราชวรมหาวิหาร ⓘ
near	Grand Palace ⓘ surface form: Grand Palace, Bangkok Wat Pho ⓘ
notableFor	Khmer-style architecture ⓘ central prang ⓘ riverside location ⓘ
overlooks	Chao Phraya River ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
shortName	วัดอรุณ ⓘ
significantReconstruction	reign of King Rama II ⓘ reign of King Rama III ⓘ
touristAttractionStatus	one of Bangkok's most famous landmarks ⓘ
viewedBestAtTime	night when illuminated ⓘ sunset ⓘ
wasRoyalTempleOf	King Taksin ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bangkok → hosts → Wat Arun ⓘ

Chao Phraya River → passesLandmark → Wat Arun ⓘ

Grand Palace → near → Wat Arun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wat Arun (across the river)

Chao Phraya Express Boat → servesAttraction → Wat Arun ⓘ

Rattanakosin style → notableExample → Wat Arun ⓘ

Temple of Dawn → shortName → Wat Arun ⓘ

วัดอรุณ → ชื่อภาษาอังกฤษ → Wat Arun ⓘ

central prang → partOf → Wat Arun ⓘ

Thonburi district → hasLandmark → Wat Arun ⓘ

Reclining Buddha → nearbyAttraction → Wat Arun ⓘ

subject surface form: Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)