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The construction of Carpi Cathedral began in 1514 at the instigation of Prince Albert III Pio and was completed towards the end of the 18th century, in 1791. The façade was completed in the second half of the 17th century with Baroque lines, while the high dome, built in 1768, was lowered in 1771.

The mosque Čaršija was probably founded by a certain Junuz-čauš, and dates back to the 16th century. The mosque was completely renovated in 1922 when the stone floor was replaced by a wooden floor and the roof was covered again with sheet metal. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), the mosque was hit several times by artillery shells. The roof structure and the walls of the building were damaged, and the minaret was hit several times by direct fire. Later, the upper part of the minaret and the sherefe (drum) were rebuilt, the building was plastered and painted, and covered.

Not actually a fortified church, the ruins of the former monastery, which is considered the easternmost establishment of the Cistercians, still impresses with its appearance, erected according to the rules of the order. First it was built in the Romanesque style in 1202, but only after the first destruction in the 14th century it was completed. The monastery remained unfortified, therefore stood unprotected under the attacks of the Ottomans, which burned it in the mid 15th century. The last repair took at the end of the 15th century, then the order was dissolved and the city of Sibiu took it under protection. Starting with the 17th century, the buildings of the ensemble and the nave of the church fell into disrepair to a large extent. The walls of the church ruins still bear traces of the basilica with three naves and transept. From the other buildings of the monastery only the eastern wall of the convent building still stands. Today, the chancel and the transept are used as a church

The first stone of the monastery was laid down in 1489 by Margarete van York (Margaret of York), the widow of Karel de Stoute (Charles the Bold). The build took until 1530, but the first Carthusian monks arrived in 1491. At the beginning of the 18th century, severe war devastation and financial distress made the monastery obliged to rent out some of its land. In 1773, the congregation had to sell some of their grounds again. The abbey gave shelter to Austrian military troops in 1779 and a part of the complex got damaged due to an explosion of some of their ammunition. In 1783, monastic orders in the Southern Netherlands were abolished. The abbey was sold and repurposed as an ammunition depot. A second explosion in 1793 caused extensive damage to the buildings. In 1806, the church was demolished and the site was used by farmers and gardeners throughout the 19th century. In 1912, the monastery was bought by Armand Thiéry (1868-1955). He organized a restoration and sold the abbey in 1917 to the Capuchins. They renovated the grounds and a second restauration was conducted from 1968 until 1976.

Cartmel has been described as 'the medieval jewel among Lancashire churches.' It makes a lasting impression on the visitor, overshadowing the village as it does and giving an idea of the way early priories must have dominated their surroundings. It was founded as a priory for Augustinian canons in around 1189 and also served as a parish church, which saved it from outright destruction during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.

The Cartuja de Mirafloreswas built in the 15th century and is an active Carthusian monastery. The very nature of the Carthusian order means that the visit is rather limited.

The Prat House was a dependency of the Templar commandery of Tortosa that was established in the mid-13th century on land owned by the Order of the Temple by royal donation in 1182. It lasted only a short time in the mid-13th century.

The Cathedral of Casale Monferrato is one of the most important Lombard Romanesque cathedrals in Piedmont. It was consecrated on 7 January 1107 by Pope Paschal II, on the site where a temple dedicated to Jupiter already existed in the 1st century AD. Burnt down in 1215, it was extensively restored in the 1850s by the architect Count Edoardo Arborio Mella (1808-1884).

The present Cathedral of Castelfranco Veneto dates back to the 18th century and was built to a design by Francesco Maria Preti, who was inspired by the forms of the Basilica del Redentore in Venice. In order to build it, it was necessary to demolish the old church of Santa Maria Assunta, a Romanesque monument that housed the original Costanzo Chapel, for which Giorgione's altarpiece was designed in the 16th century. The present façade was built in 1892-1893, designed by Pio Finazzi.

The church of Santa Maria Assunta is the cathedral of Castellaneta. The original church, dedicated to the town's patron saint, Saint Nicholas, was built in the second half of the 11th century and rebuilt in the 14th century in the Apulian Romanesque style with the new dedication to Saint Mary of the Assumption. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the building was renovated and restored in Baroque style, which almost completely erased all traces of the original church.