Foto de stock - King Rama II Monument at Wat Arun. Bangkok. Thailand. Rama II (24 February 1767 â. “ 21 July 1824), was the second monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1809â. “1824. In 1809, Isarasundhorn succeeded his father Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the founder of Chakri dynasty, as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai the King of Siam. His reign was largely peaceful, devoid of major conflicts. His reign was known as the ""Golden Age of Rattanakosin Literature"" as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai was patron to a number of poets in his court and the King himself was a renowned poet and artist. . Wat Arun ""Temple of the Dawn"" is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The full name of the temple is Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan. Wat Arun is among the best known of Thailand's landmarks. The temple is so named because the first light of the morning reflects off the surface of the temple with pearly iridescence. Although the temple had existed since at least the seventeenth century, its distinctive prang (spires) were built in the early nineteenth century during the reign of King Rama II. .