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The church of Our Lady was built from the 15th century on a site where churches have been built since the 5th century. During the War of the Palatinate Succession, Koblenz was bombed by French troops in 1688 and the tips of the Gothic towers burned down as a result. These were replaced in 1694 by the court architect of Kurtrie, Johann Christoph Sebastiani, with today's characteristic baroque tips. After its secularisation, the church of Our Lady was considered ruinous in 1803. Its roof was renovated in 1808 and a more extensive neo-Romanesque restoration was carried out from 1852 onwards. Badly damaged during the Second World War, the church was rebuilt between 1950 and 1955.

The Church of Our Lady was founded around 1230 and is, together with the Elisabeth Church in Marburg, the oldest Gothic church in Germany. The church owes its origin to the former cathedral complex of the 4th century, which consisted of a double church. Built as a separate church but liturgically close to the cathedral, the two were finally separated in 1803. In the second half of the 19th century, a major restoration took place. As a result, part of the baroque furniture was replaced by neo-gothic furniture.

The Church of Our Lady’s Protection is one of the three oldest Lemko temples in Poland. The current building was built in the mid-seventeenth century and its interior contains an 18th century iconostasis. The icon representing Christ in the side altar dates from 1664.

Our Saviour's church was built from 1682 to 1696 on a temporary church built earlier in the century. The harmonious baroque building has a curious spire, which he obtained later in 1749-52. The Torah Tower, according to its architect Laurids de Thurah (1706-1759), was inspired by the spire of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome, which is recognized as a masterpiece of the Baroque. A myth around the tower tells that once finished, Thurah realized that the spiral was going in the wrong direction and that he committed suicide by throwing himself from the top of the spiral staircase.

The church of Our Saviour is the oldest building in Horsens, dating from the 13th century. Unfortunately, the church was exposed to arson on 22 August 2018, when the pulpit from 1670 burned down completely.

The church of Panagia Chalkeon, often called "red church", is a Byzantine church built in the 11th century on an old pagan house of worship. Two events affected the church in the twentieth century: a fire in 1917 and an earthquake in 1932, which caused considerable damage and led to the restoration of the Panagia Chalkeon. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a Byzantine monument in Thessaloniki.

The church of Panagia Kapnikarea is a small Byzantine church dating from the 11th century. It was erected on an old church of the 5th century, itself built on a Greek temple. The church now belongs to the University of Athens and is called "Church of the Sacred University".

Panagia Kassopitra is a medieval church dedicated to the patron saint of sailors.

The Church of the Virgin Mary of Keras is a church with some of the most preserved frescoes of the Byzantine period. The exact date of the construction of the temple is unknown, but its oldest parts, the central nave and the vaulted dome were erected and painted in the 13th century. The church was rebuilt in 1722 by the Managaris family.

The Church of Peace was founded around 1230 but did not receive its final appearance until the 19th century. After the introduction of the Reformation in 1539/40, the church became a temporary store for grain and hay, served as a shelter for the sick and as a powder magazine. From 1656 it was a reformed church. Due to a lack of parishioners after the Second World War, the building gradually lost its use as a church. Today it is used by the Förderkreis Oekumenisches Europa-Centrum e. V., founded in 1994, with the aim of creating an interdenominational meeting centre.