3D print Wat Arun
A free, printable model of Wat Arun, its tall central prang with four smaller prang at the corners, among the buildings and river nearby, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About Wat Arun
Wat Arun, which means "Temple of Dawn", is a Buddhist wat (temple) located in Bangkok Yai district, in Bangkok, Thailand. It lies in Thonburi, on the Chao Phraya River's west bank, and is among the best-known landmarks of Thailand. The name comes from Aruna, a Hindu god often shown as the sun's rising rays and described as the sun god Surya's charioteer. The temple mixes Indian influences, with both Hindu and Buddhist symbolism, and reflects Siamese tradition and identity.
A temple has stood on the site since at least the 17th century, but its distinctive prang (spire) dates from the early 19th century, under Rama II and Rama III. Rama II had the temple restored and began plans for a main pagoda 70 m tall. Work on it started under Rama III, and after nine years of building work the main prang was finished in 1851. Sources disagree on its height: figures range from 66.8 m (219 ft) to 86 m (282 ft).
The central prang is encrusted with colorful porcelain, and four smaller satellite prang stand at its corners. The prang are decorated with bits of porcelain that boats coming to Bangkok from China had previously used as ballast. A seven-pronged trident crowns the central prang, which symbolizes Mount Meru in Hindu cosmology. At the riverside stand six Chinese-style pavilions (sala) made of green granite.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 19 mm | 1:3,750 |
| 200 mm | 24 mm | 1:3,000 |
| 256 mm | 31 mm | 1:2,344 |
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- Tall prang and satellite spires
- The tall central prang tapers to a fine point, with four smaller prang at the corners. Print friendly adapts thin tips to the print scale; Full detail keeps them. Print slowly, with 0.12 to 0.16 mm layers.
- Steep stairs and terraces
- Narrow stairways climb the stepped terraces. A bigger print size keeps more of the steps, and Full detail suits a larger print or a fine nozzle.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. Wat Arun takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
Wat Arun is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there a Wat Arun STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. Wat Arun grows with the print: about 19 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
