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The Carmelite monastery was founded in 1349. Despite its important role in the religious education of the region, the Carmelite monastery could not escape dissolution under Emperor Joseph II (1765-1790). The building and its church are now part of a Franciscan monastery.

Liepājas Catholic Cathedral was first built in stone in 1747 as a parish church dedicated to St. Joseph, but as the town grew, the number of Catholics increased and the old church became narrow. The church was therefore enlarged from 1893 to 1911, in brick and in the neo-Romanesque style. It was not until 1938 that the church became a cathedral.

Lieto Church is a medieval stone church probably built in the 1470s and 1480s. A neo-Gothic red brick choir was added to the church in 1902. The altarpiece was painted by Eero Järnefelt in 1908.

Lilleborg church is a modernist church built in a rectangular shape, built in concrete from 1966. The bell tower of the former parish church of Lilleborg is today located near the Lillomark chapel.

The Lillehammer church is a long monumental church completed in 1882 by the architect H.Thrap-Meyer. The brick church is well preserved on the outside and has neo-gothic forms. The interior is strongly influenced by the renovation of 1959.

The Lillesand church is located above the town. It was consecrated in 1887. It is a large, long and characteristic church with a tower that juts slightly into the west gable. The church is built in half-timbered panelling in the neo-Gothic and Swiss-style according to drawings by H. Thrap-Meyer. The builders were Ludvig Karlsen and his father Carl D. Svendsen. The church in Lillesand is very well preserved inside and out and has furniture from the time of its construction.

Lillestrøm Church is a church built from 1935 and imitates the style of the early Christian basilica. The church then became the inspiration for Notodden Church, which was completed in 1938.

St. George's Cathedral is an accomplished synthesis of late Romanesque and early Gothic from the 13th-century. The first church on the Limburg Rock was built in 910 by Konrad Kurzbold.

The construction of the cathedral began with the choir in the 13th century, and continued in particular in the 15th century (the works were interrupted for the first time in 1327 for lack of resources). Work resumed in the 19th century, particularly in the nave and narthex.

Lincoln Cathedral punctuates the city skyline and can be seen for many miles. Once the tallest building in the world (before the central spire fell down in 1548), it is still impressive in scale and stature, with its iconic three towers, the highly carved stone west front with its Norman arches and , the largest east window of its type in Europe and a ten sided Chapter House with impressive flying buttresses.