S.A.B. Intersection

S.A.B. Intersection (Thai: แยกเอส. เอ. บี., pronounced [jɛ̂ːk ʔés ʔēː bīː]) is formed by the intersection of Charoen Krung and Worachak with Chakkrawat roads in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Samphanthawong Districts near Khlong Thom area, regarded as an end of Worachak road and beginning of Chakkrawat road.

S.A.B.
เอส. เอ. บี.
S.A.B. Building
Location
Pom Prap and Ban Bat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Samphanthawong, Samphanthawong, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates
Roads at junction	Worachak (northeast) Charoen Krung (southeast–northwest) Chakkrawat (southwest)
Construction
Type	Four-way at-grade intersection

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.[1]

S.E.C. Building

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 in 2007.[2]

References

1. Naenna, Oranee (2002). นามนี้มีที่มา [These names have origins] (in Thai). Bangkok: Praphansan. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9789742308483.
2. Takkanon, Pattaranan, ed. (2012). ASA Architectural Awards: Bangkok Walking Guide. The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage. p. 126. ISBN 9786167384061.