Sathon Road

Coordinates: 13°43′17″N 100°31′35″E / 13.721298°N 100.526419°E / 13.721298; 100.526419
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Sathon Road in 2019

Sathon Road (

Phra Nakhon and Thonburi
sides of Bangkok.

Sathon Road is lined with skyscrapers and corporate offices, especially banking and finance related. Thai and International banks such as

Roman Catholic
church are in the south-west.

Aerial view of Sathon Tai Road in 2006

It consists of the eastbound Sathon Nuea Road (or North Sathon Road, belonging to

Sathon
canal.

  • On the south-western end of the roads is the Taksin Bridge, also commonly called Sathon Bridge, crossing the Chao Phraya River from Charoen Krung Road that borders the river. This end also has the Chao Phraya Express Boat CEN Sathon station, the terminus from which southern and northern line river-stations are numbered. Near this end the Si Rat Expressway (2nd State Expy) crosses at this end.
  • The north-eastern end terminates at
    Lumphini
    Market on the north-east side.

The

MRT Blue Line, Lumphini Station is at the other end near Rama IV Road. The Bangkok BRT Sathorn station is located on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, linked to Chong Nonsi BTS station
by a new bridge.

The intersection between Sathon and Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Roads is a new commercial area filled with office buildings such as the

Empire Tower.[1]

The road has six roads in form of

Pan, Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, Convent, and Sala Daeng, respectively.[2]

Khlong Sathon

Khlong Sathon (in the middle), paralleling with Sathon Road
Khlong Sathon and Sathon Road in 1946

Khlong Sathon (Thai: คลองสาทร, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ sǎ.tʰɔ̄ːn]) is a khlong (คลอง, canal) in downtown Bangkok, the origin of the road and the district names. Nowadays, it is just a small waterway amidst the tall buildings in Sathon quarter, the country's business and financial centre.

History

During the King

m2
each, sold to noblemen, foreigners, and the wealthy. This was regarded as the first land development project in Thailand.

The name Khlong Sathon was derived from Luang Sathon Racha Yut, the honour title which Chao Sua Yom received from King Chulalongkorn for his good deed developing the city. In the past, the land along both sides on the canal were occupied by beautiful mansions, decorated with many kinds of big trees, such as

sea almond, rain tree, mango; for mangoes when they bear fruit can be eaten. At that time, the area of Khlong Sathon continues to the right and left lanes of Witthayu Road and connects to Khlong Saen Saep as well. Khlong Sathon was large than present and the water was clear and clean. Children often like to swim, and double-rope-bridge was built for climbing over it. It was also popular for Loy Krathong in the Loy Krathong Day.[3]

After Taksin Bridge construction in 1982, the big trees were removed and Sathon Road were enlarged, narrowing the canal.[4]

Geography

Khlong Sathon starts from the eastern Chao Phraya River under Taksin Bridge near the

Pathum Wan at the southeast corner of Lumphini Park
.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sathon Road, Bangkok.
  1. ^ "รู้จักย่านสาทรแบบเจาะลึก" [Getting to know the Sathon area in depth]. DDproperty (in Thai). 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ^ "เขตบางรัก" [Bang Rak District]. The Building Inspectors Association (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. ^ Thinkingradio (2021-10-20). "คุยได้คุยดี" [TALK NEWS & MUSIC]. YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ จันทร, มาลัยวรรณ; ชินพันธ์, นิรชา (2010-12-28). "ประวัติสถานที่ "คลองสาทรและถนนสาทร "". ไทยกู๊ดวิวดอตคอม (in Thai).

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