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The old church of Nordre Osen was inaugurated in 1777. It is made of wood, panelled and painted red with white corners. The altarpiece, carved by Laurits Larsen and dated 1674, comes from St. Michael's Church of the Great Elvedal. The richly carved pulpit with its roof also comes from St. Michael's Church.

In 1746 the old Stave church in Olden was demolished and a new church was built. 11 years later, strong winds destroyed this church, which led to the construction of the present church, completed in 1759. Inside, the choir contains several portraits of priests from the 17th and 18th centuries. The late Baroque stone sculpture of the Madonna was donated to the church in the 1940s.

The church was founded in the 10th century by the monks of St. Saturn and was a priory with residential buildings and hospice. During the wars of the 14th century, the English plundered Saint-Satur. The church was completely destroyed by the Protestants in 1567.

The Old Church of Sipoo, or St. Sigfrid's Church, is a medieval stone church built between 1450 and 1454, the work of the so-called "Master of Pernå", a church builder in eastern Uusimaa. The bell tower of the old church in Sipoo was originally made of wood. The present stone base was built in 1811. The building was restored in the 1930s.

The Old Church of Skoger is a long stone and wooden church, built in the early 13th century and dedicated to St Olav. In 1748, the church in Skoger was severely damaged by lightning. Extensive work and alterations were then carried out on the church in 1753. In 1926, an extensive restoration of the old church in Skoger began under the direction of Domenico Erdman.

The Old Church in Bad Suderode is a Romanesque building currently used for concerts, presentations, and travelling exhibitions.

The old church of Tampere was built in 1824-25 in the neoclassical style. A bell tower designed by Carl Ludvig Engel was built in 1828-1829, on which two bells were placed. Modified over time, the original appearance of the church was restored during a renovation by Nils Erik Wickberg in 1953-54. Today the old church is the original church of the Swedish congregation in Tampere.

The Old Congregation Synagogue (Kahal Kadosh Yashan) in Ioannina is a Romaniot synagogue built from 1775. This stone building still serves as a synagogue.

The Old Filosofou Monastery is one of the most important pilgrimages in the Peloponnese. It was founded in the 10th century by Ioannis Lampardopoulos, one of the most cultivated officials of Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. The monastery is connected by a path to the New Monastery of Filosofou,

The old church in Karasjok was built in 1807 and has a cruciform plan. In 1858, it was given an extension to the sacristy. The turret above the crossing point of the transverse arms had a dome-shaped roof until 1902 when it was given a pointed tower. The church used to have tarred walls and small windows, but in 1858 it was given whitewashed horizontal panels and high pointed windows. Despite the changes, the interior has retained its early 19th-century character.