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Östergarn Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

The church in Östra Eneby was built of grey stone in the 12th century in the Romanesque style. The present bell tower was built between 1773 and 1775. The medieval paintings on the ceiling vault, made and restored in 1918 and cleaned again in 1955, were executed by the so-called Risinge Master around the year 1400.

Östra Fågelviks church was started in 1715 and work proceeded in stages until 1726, when a stone church with a typical plan of the time, consisting of a rectangular nave and a three-sided choir, was completed. Prior to this, there had been a wooden church on the same site since 1691. It burned down only after a decade of existence.

The Ostrog Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery nested in a cliff of Mount Ostrog. This building is dedicated to St. Basil of Ostrog whose relics are preserved in a 17th century chapel. It is a place of pilgrimage renowned for its miraculous cures.

The Jewish cemetery in Ostroh is large, with 45 degree slopes on its northern and eastern sides. The site has been renovated, with gravestones moved to their original positions and concrete panel fencing built on the northern and eastern sides. The ESJF constructed a 100 metre concrete supporting wall to protect and extend the original barrier. Work at the site was completed in September 2015.

The construction of the Ostuni co-cathedral began in 1435 and was completed between 1470 and 1495. It has a characteristic late Gothic façade, divided into three parts by pilasters. The central part ends with a tympanum formed by two bent arches, the wings by two half-moons.

Othem Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

Otranto Cathedral was founded in 1068 on the remains of a Messapian village, a Roman Domus and a temple of the first Christians. It is a synthesis of different architectural styles including Byzantine, early Christian and Romanesque elements. In 1480, the cathedral was damaged and briefly transformed into a mosque by the Turks, leading to its partial reconstruction in 1481, after the liberation of Otranto. In the right nave, in seven large cupboards and in the apse, are preserved the bones of the Holy Martyrs of Otranto. These are the remains of nearly eight hundred people massacred by the Turks for refusing to renounce their Christian faith.

Otterøy Church is an octagonal church consecrated on 29 September 1858. The church was built according to a drawing by Christian H. Grosch. In November 1855, the building commission agreed to build the church according to one of these drawings, except for the tower. The church was restored in 1906 and 1958.

The Ottestad church is a typical 18th century eastern Norwegian church, built on the model of Our Saviour's church in Christiania. The church is a cruciform, half-timbered and panelled church with a tower to the west. The church was built in 1730-31 and the exterior panel in 1765 and painted in 1766. The annex to the south and west was probably built in 1820-40. The interior of the church was restored in 1961.