S.A.B. Intersection ( th, แยกเอส. เอ. บี., ) is formed by the intersection of
Charoen Krung
Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021)
Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road in Bangkok and the first in Thailand to be built using modern construction ...
and
Worachak with
Chakkrawat
250px, '' Prang'' (pagoda in Khmer-style) of Wat Chakkrawat, the origin of the area's name.
Chakkrawat ( th, จักรวรรดิ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok.
History
In the year 1915, correspon ...
roads in
Bangkok's
Pom Prap Sattru Phai
Pom Prap Sattru Phai ( th, ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย, , or popularly just called Pom Prap, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Dusit, Pathum Wan, ...
and
Samphanthawong Districts near
Khlong Thom area, regarded as an end of Worachak road and beginning of Chakkrawat road.
It was originally called Worachak Intersection after the road, but became known as S.A.B. after the Belgian import company Société Anonyme Belge which established its office and store on the northern corner in 1912. The building now hosts the offices of
Sing Sian Yer Pao newspaper.
Opposite the S.A.B. Building on the junction's eastern corner is the near-identical S.E.C. Building, also originally a leading department store. It is now the site of the Chaloem Nakhon Branch of
Siam Commercial Bank. Both buildings are registered
ancient monuments, and the Siam Commercial Bank building received the
ASA Architectural Conservation Award The Architectural Conservation Award ( th, รางวัลอนุรักษ์ศิลปสถาปัตยกรรมดีเด่น) is given by the in recognition of architectural conservation efforts by both the public and privat ...
in 2007.
References
Road junctions in Bangkok
Pom Prap Sattru Phai district
Samphanthawong district
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