I love the place! You can climb all the way up and have the greatest view of Chao Phraya river. Bangkok is filled with temples but this one really the biggest representative of all. It's quite well-known so just take a taxi.
Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun), Bangkok
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Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun)
158 Wang Doem Road | Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok 10600, Thailand
+66 2 891 2978
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Ranked #1 of 202 attractions in Bangkok
Type: Religious Sites
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This temple is considered to be the most famous and photographed temple in Bangkok, which features a soaring 70-meter-high spire decorated with tiny...
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This temple is considered to be the most famous and photographed temple in Bangkok, which features a soaring 70-meter-high spire decorated with tiny pieces of colored glass and Chinese porcelain.
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Wat Arun and the climb of the stairs is a popular thing for tourists to do in Bangkok.
I unfortunately missed out half of the climb because I climbed the first main set of stairs to the halfway mark and then chickened out and did not like the steep stairs from halfway leading to the very top. Lucky it was...
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Nice porcelain covered temple with amazing statues. It is possible to climb to 3/4 of the temple by stairs.
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You have to pay to enter and you are prohibited of wearing shorts. Upon climbing up the steep staircase, it was a real challengue. My knees hurts after getting down. On the way to Wat Arun by boat, some kids will forced you to buy his garlands and you have to pay for it which made me mad. It was...
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We arrived here via shuttle boat from the other side of the river and started our trip by feeding the giant catfish that inhabit the river. The architecture is stunning and there is so much to see and plenty of photo opportunities. Definitely worth the very steep climb to the top for the view of Bangkok and the river.
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Stunning building, reasonable entry fee and a great view of the city. Challenging climb though if you are a small kid.
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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i love to get that place with boat and i could see many things around and view tamples around. it was long journey by walk so tired and hot ;) but fun laaa.
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Portland, Oregon
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This was an amazing temple and worth visiting after I made it to the location with out getting ripped off. So first of all you will have to be careful how you get here. I was in the Tuk tuk and asked the driver that I want to visit Wat Arun. He took me to the end of one street...
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After traveling through SE Asia for over 5 weeks and seeing many temples - I was expecting this one to be amazing. Honestly, in comparison to many others in Laos and Cambodia or Northern Thailand - it was just okay. The amount of tourist definitely affected the experience but more importantly there is just not much to see. It took...
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Despite the dirty river water the wat arun is quite pretty and you will need to pay to enter the temple. Remember is kinda hot there!
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