Top 7 in Top 10 of the world's holiest Buddhist temples.
Located on the Thonburi coast of Bangkok's Chao Phraya River, Wat Arun (Dawn Temple) is one of Thailand's most sacred temples. It is believed that after the chase of the Burmese armies out of Ayutthaya, King Taksin he came to the temple at dawn. He later gave up the temple and renamed Wat Chaeng.
The temple simulates the Meru mountain architecture, the center of the cosmos in Indian Buddhist cosmology. The tower at the center is over 70 meters tall, beautifully decorated with small pieces of glass Li Ti along with Chinese porcelain arranged in a very sophisticated but not least complicated way. With the architectural beauty along with the craftsmanship of artisans it is not surprising that Wat Arun is rated by many as one of the most beautiful temples in Thailand.