Let’s now look at the history of Wat Arun. Originally this old temple was called Wat Makok. However, in 1767 or 2310 years ago, Ayudhaya, the old capital of Siam, was destroyed and burned completely for ……. days by ……………. . After that Praya ……. saw that Ayudhaya was destroyed completely, and could not be rebuilt. He and his men decided the set up a new …………. at the frontier near the mouth of ……………… river. Praya ….. and his men came down the ……. river by night and reached an old temple on the …….. bank of the ………….. river at dawn. He decided to set up a new capital there.
This old temple, Wat Makok, is later called
Wat …แจ้ง… or the temple of …รุ่งแห่งอรุณ…… .