Abstract:
To study the concepts of mosques in Bangkok which are related to the styles of each period including the view of Muslims in Bangkok regarding the mosques. The main factors such as the ethnic groups, Bangkok urban culture, Islamic culture, local and foreign architectural are studies. The studies of multicultural groups of Muslims in Bangkok through the architectural character of the mosques in Bangkok is included. A study in details of the selected 40 mosques from the data of 175 mosques in Bangkok, categorized and analyzed according to the developing process of each of the 4 periods: 1. Traditional period 2. Transitional period 3.Revision of Muslim identity 4. Fundamentalism and the quest for new style. The study reveals that Muslims in Bangkok regard mosque as follows: 1. The mosque as a house of god 2. The mosque as a Muslim community center 3. The mosque as a representation of Islamic identity through Islamic architecture. In each period we can conclude the concepts and style of the mosques as follows: 1. The concept of the local living  local style mosque 2.The concept of the local power submission  Thai traditional style mosque 3. The concept of the ethnological identity  foreign traditional style mosque 4. The concept of the nostalgia  Islamic architecture conservative style mosque 5. The concept of the religious revival  applied Arabian style mosque 6. The concept of the revision  rational style mosque 7. The concept of the International culture  modern style mosque 8. The concept of the new identity  neo- classic style mosque.