march 6 2019 bangkok bangkok thailand the sunsets on wat arun wat arun ratchawararam ratchawaramahawihan or wat arun temple of dawn is a buddhist temple wat in bangkok on the thonburi side of the chao phraya river the temple derives its name from the hindu god aruna who is personified as the rising sun wat arun is among the best known of thailands temples the temple has existed since at least the seventeenth century but its distinctive prang spires were built in the khmer style in the early nineteenth century during the reign of king rama ii credit image jack kurtz rwj9nk.jpg from hedacademy dérivés View Photo