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The Rumbach St. synagogue was built in 1872 by Viannese architect Otto Waagner. The synagogue is designed in a Moorish revival style. The colorful leaded windows are especially beautiful.

Stavang Church is a long church dating from 1957. The architect of the church was Ole Halvorsen. The new church replaces a wooden church from 1873 which burned down on Christmas Day 1951. The old church was designed by Christian Christie and is very similar to the Kyrkjebø church in Sogn.

The cathedral of Stavanger is the oldest church in Norway and the seat of the bishop of Stavanger. It is speculated that the church was first constructed in 1150, and has gone through several renovations during its lifetime.

The mosque is centrally located in the village. The present mosque dates from 1937, replacing a previous mosque on the same site, and was built largely from the stones of the old mosque.

Stavronikita Monastery is one of the 20 self-governing Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos. It is ranked fifteenth in the Athonite, the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.

The Stavropoleos Church is an orthodox church belonging to a monastery built in the Brancovian style in the 18th century. The Stavropoleos church is on the list of historical monuments of Romania.

Stavros tou Agiasmati is one of the painted churches of the Troodos Mountains. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Stavsjø church is a long church built in 1880 according to Nordan's drawings for Helgøya church. The builder of both churches was Ole Stensrud. The church in Stavsjø replaced the church in Baldishol from 1613, which was demolished in 1878.

The Staðarhólskirkja of Saurbæ in Dälum was dedicated on December 3, 1899. The oldest record of a church in Saurbe is from about 1200.

The Stedje church, which was inaugurated in 1867, was prefabricated in Christiania and then transported and installed in Stedje. The church is characterised by neo-gothic forms and the inspiration of the stave churches. It was built according to the designs of Chr. Christie.