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Saint Nicholas is the Orthodox Cathedral of Bialystok. It was erected in 1843-1846 during the Russian occupation of eastern Poland. It is typical of the Russian orthodox architecture of the first decades of the 19th century.

The Church of St. Nicholas in Brussels, built around 1125, is one of the first churches in Brussels and the best preserved in its successive modifications. Of the original Romanesque style church, some remains remain in the entrance porch, discovered during the reconstruction of the façade in 1956. This Romanesque style building had a tower that housed the city's bells and was therefore the bell tower of Brussels. Destroyed by a storm in 1367, it was immediately rebuilt. The church was closed in 1797 and sold in 1799. Almost demolished, it was finally returned to worship in 1804.

The oldest church in Stralsund, St. Nicolas' church was constructed in 1234, gaining its modern form after reconstruction in 1971. It was constructed as a way to exhibit the wealth of Stralsund as a Hanseatic city.

Saint Panteleimon Monastery is an Orthodox monastery built in Odesa in 1895.

The Church of Saint Peter-in-Chains was built from 1845 to 1848 in the classicist style. Today's church has not retained the appearance of the original plastered brick church, since between 1924 and 1934, the temple was rebuilt and enlarged. The destruction of the church was planned in 1974, but Pope Paul VI succeeded in persuading Nikolai Podgorny, President of the Supreme Council of the USSR, to leave the church intact.

In the 12th century, the first Romanesque church was built. In the following century, the church was extended by six bays and ended with a flat chevet. A bell tower is also added. In the 14th century, the Romanesque nave was redone in a Gothic style. The facade was rebuilt and the bell tower was raised by the addition of an arrow. Later, in the 15th century, the collateral was enlarged as were the side chapels. The whole church is redesigned in a flamboyant Gothic style. At the end of the century, the flat chevet was replaced by an apse crowned by radiant chapels. In 1944, a shell fell on the bell tower collapsing on the nave.

Very present in the urban landscape of the city thanks to its Baroque bell tower, the current Gothic edifice with the look of limestone dates from around 1500 and replaces a structure founded without a doubt in the 9th century, which was destroyed probably by the fire of 1484.

Founded in 1588, the oratory was completely rebuilt in 1604, being previously too small. The façade was redecorated in the 19th century, leaving the building in a neo-classical style.

The chapel was built in the 11th century, and it is known to house the chest containing the body of Saint Roseline, prioress of the abbey adjoining from 1300 to 1329, as well as a mosaic of the “Meal of the Angels” by Marc Chagall.

Saint Sofia Church is located in the center of Sofia. The first church was built on this site in the 4th century, with the support of Emperor Constantine I. The temple has been preserved, and the Orthodox worship there is held since 1700 years, although during the Turkish yoke (1396–1878) it was transformed into a mosque.