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The Waldensian temple in Piazza Cavour was built between 1911 and 1913 and houses the headquarters of the Waldensian theological faculty. The construction of this second Waldensian temple in Rome (the first being the Waldensian Temple of Trevi) was made possible by the American widower John Stewart Kennedy, who in 1910 bought land on behalf of the Waldensian Evangelical Church. The church is the work of engineer Emanuele Rutelli and architect Paolo Bonci and is an eclectic mix of decorative elements from neo-Romanesque and Art Nouveau architecture.

The Waldensian temple in Milan was built between 1949 and 1952 to replace the old Waldensian temple of 1881, demolished in the first years after the Second World War to allow the opening of via Alberto Albicci. On the outside, the building is characterized by its facade, which comes from the church of San Giovanni in Conca (the 19th century Waldensian temple). The facade, dating back to the twelfth century, was restored to its original form with a neo-Romanesque restoration in 1879. The interior of the church is in modern style.

The Waldensian Temple of Turin was inaugurated in December 1853 in the presence of the ambassadors of Prussia, England, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Until 1848, the Waldensians were not allowed to reside in Turin, let alone worship there. The few people present in the city attended services in the chapel of the Prussian Embassy. The Waldensian temple in Turin is presented in a sober neo-Romanesque style with neo-Renaissance influences, especially in the interior.

Waldsassen Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1133 by Margrave Diepold III von Vohburg. It was burnt down during the War of the Landshut Succession (1503-1505) and rebuilt in 1517. When the Reformation led to the conversion of the inhabitants of the region to Protestantism, the abbey was secularised. However, the Cistercian monks of Fürstenfeld Abbey returned to the country in 1661. The abbey and its abbey church were consecrated in 1704 after being rebuilt in the Baroque style from the 1680s onwards. The famous library was completed in 1727. The abbey was abolished in 1803 and now houses a large part of the girls' secondary school (Realschule) run by the Cistercian sisters.

The history of the church goes back to the 12th century. The oldest part of the current church is the existing tufa west tower. In the current church, fragments from the 12th century have also been preserved. At the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, the church was extensively renovated. Around 1600, the choir was demolished. During the 17th century, many changes were made to the church. In 1849, part of the vault collapsed, after which all the vaults were replaced by a stucco ceiling in 1851. The inventory was also largely renewed. In 1911, the tower was hit by fire. It was extensively restored in 1953-1958 and was given its current appearance. In 1995-1997, an extensive restoration of the church building followed.

Dutch Reformed Church and tower on churchyard. Brick village church built in two periods before 1300; the round-enclosed choir has decorative niches and bead profiles along the windows and niches. The tower, also medieval, is still plastered and provided with a wooden superstructure. In the church 18th century carved pulpit tub with sounding board. Organ with balustrade, made in 1819 by NA Lohman using the organ from 1661, two fragments of red sandstone gravestones. Bell frame with bell attributed to Zeghebodus, 1396, diam. 126 cm. Mechanical tower clock, Van Bergen, Midwolda, ca. 1900.

Reconstruction church with roof turret. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated).

Walloon Church. Brick hall church from 1807 with roof turret and three entrance portals - oak pulpit from 1645. Organ with two manuals and free pedal, made in 1885 by A.Cavaille-Coll. Bell tower with chime consisting of a bell by an anonymous founder, 18th century, a bell by G. Wibrants, 1702, diam. 65.6 cm, and a disused bell by F. Simon, 1644, diam. 65 cm.

The original Walpurgis Church was a relatively small Romanesque transept basilica, situated on the site of the present nave. The core of the present building was an early Gothic transept basilica from the mid-13th century, which was originally built around the first building. This Gothic church building included a choir, which was replaced from 1393 by the present late Gothic choir. The original tower collapsed on 25 January 1394 and was subsequently rebuilt; the present octagonal domed spire was not completed until 1543. The early Gothic nave was enlarged from the mid-15th century onwards, with the pillars of the interior raised, to form a hall church completed in 1472, the remains of the old nave walls having been preserved.

Walsrode Monastery is the oldest of the Lüneburg monasteries, founded before 986. The life-size figure of the founder, Count Wale, dating from around 1300, is in the chapel, in which magnificent stained glass windows from the end of the 15th century have been preserved above the altar.