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Saint Giles is a 14th-century church that is part of a Dominican convent in the old city of Prague. Located on the site of an old 13th-century Romanesque church, the current church is a Gothic reconstruction. The building was handed over to the Dominicans by King Ferdinand II in 1625. The 17th-century Baroque interior is now the site of classical concerts.

The Saint-Gimer Church is located in the Barbacane district at the foot of the city. Deified in the 19th century, from 1854 to 1859, by Viollet-Le-Duc in the center of the ancient Barbican of Aude, the Church owes its name to Saint Gimer, Bishop of Carcassonne from 902 to 931 who was known for his charity towards the poor. Its architecture, characterized by the Gothic vision of the famous architect, encloses the furniture from the early church.

This Romanesque church was built between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. It was placed on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, leading from Puy en Velay to Conques. Its portal is close to that of Conques with large carved decorations. Its pictures illustrate the themes of Pentecost.

This parish church dedicated to Saint Hippolyte dates from the 14th century. It was once surrounded by buildings. Remains of the old choir still remain. The choir and part of the nave date from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries and are classified as historic monuments. Access to the Church and the old cemetery which was attached to it is from the south side.

The ancient settlement of Hradiště is situated on the top of a prominent and strategically important rock promontory on the north west area of the town of Znojmo, in the picturesque natural framework of the Podyjí – Protected Landscape Area. In the centre of the area are spacious buildings of the Red Star Crusader presbytery and the Church of St. Hypolytus, which gave the name to the first settlement.

The Saint Hubertus Church, centrally located in the village, was built according to the bold plans of architect J. Moretti. Between 1906 and 1908, the interior was decorated with art-deco murals inspired by Romanesque Byzantine art. It was completely restored in 2013.

The present chapel dates from 1746, as shown by the keystone in the vault of the church. Above the main portal, in a niche, we recognise St. Hubertus, patron saint of the chapel. Inside, the architectural structure from the time of construction in 1746 has been preserved.

A small Church, whose primitive Romanesque style appears in good condition.Built in the second half of the 13th century on a small plateau, it was dedicated to bishop Saint Isidore. In its structure, the elaborate main portal stands out. The logs of the archivolts connect it to the Romanesque of the city of Porto, the prismatic and cylindrical shafts that support them resemble the Romanesque scattered through the basin of the Sousa and the palmettes in the lines of ashlars connect it to the Braga-Rates axis. Inside, the light passes through narrow crevices that accentuate the divestment stipulated by the restoration carried out in 1977. The triumphal arch that separates the chancel from the nave, is slightly broken and devoid of any ornament. The fresco that covers part of the back wall of the chancel stands out. Dated 1536 and signed by painter Moraes, the pictorial set is presented as a triptych which, read from left to right, shows the Virgin and Child, Saint Isidore and Saint Catherine of Alexandria. On the side walls, one can still observe, on the left side, Saint Michael weighing souls and, on the right, Saint James, the Apostle, dressed as a pilgrim.

The new village church of Roodt an der Syr is one of the youngest sacral buildings in Luxembourg. The foundation stone was laid in 1976 on the garden grounds of the Schmit siblings, and the completed church was consecrated on October 8, 1978. The bell tower stands separate from the church building and seems to go to the visitors by a few steps.

Built in the late 13th century, perhaps on a previous building of which the ashlar [stone] headed with the date of the Era 1226 (the year 1188) bears witness, the Church consecrated to the Apostle Saint James, the Greater, has a single nave and quadrangular chancel, which is narrower and lower. The façade is topped by a bell tower and the portal features a slightly broken exterior archivolt. The south side portal is of similar design. On the north side, the early corbels of the Church stand out, while featuring a decoration typical of the Romanesque of the Tâmega and Sousa. The interior, entirely redefined by Baroque interventions, features the traditional scenography of gilding, which joins the painting in the vaulted ceiling of the nave and the work in the chancel Here lies one of the most original findings of art historiography: a set of mural paintings featuring hagiographic scenes [the life of the saints] and from the life of Christ. These 15th-century paintings were most probably commissioned by one of the abbots of this Church, D. João Camelo de Sousa.