Wat Arun

A visit to Wat Arun

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June 6th 2009
I swung over to Wat Arun today - which, I found out today, is not pronounced What a run, but rather Wut Arhune. There probably should be some squiggly lines over some of those vowels, but I'm not sure where, so use your imagination. Wat Arun is a temple - apparently the temple of dawn, light, or something day-time related. It's a huge structure, stretching up far higher than most buildings I've ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more