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Located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, this temple can be reached either by Arun Amarin Road or by boat from Tha Tien Pier, near Wat Pho. It was restored during the brief Thonburi period to be the Royal Chapel of King Taksin. An important structure is a 79 meter-high pagoda or "Phra Phang" decorated with ceramic tiles and fragments of multicoloured porcelain. The name of this temple literary means "Temple of the Dawn" but the most beautiful view of it can be seen from the east side of the river at sunset.

A pair of giants guarding the entrance to a temple building. These are similiar to the 12 giants in the Grand Palace. 79 meter high pagoda decorated with ceramic tiles and fragments of multicoloured porcelain. You can see this pagoda from the river, it's very beautiful and it will be more beautiful if you can see it when the sun sets.

A lot of the decorative material for the temple came as ballast on boats from China. These ranged from the broken porcelin plates used to decorate the walls to the Chinese statues dotted around the temple.

LOCATION: West bank of the Chao Phraya River.
OPENING HOURS: It's open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
ADMISSION: Admission is 30 baht for foreigners and free for Thai people.

Copyright: Information used with permission from Tourism Authority of Thailand. Additional information by Nattawud Daoruang and Richard Barrow. All photographs by Nattawud Daoruang.

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