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The Namsos church is a modernist church built in 1960 according to plans by Ola B. Aasness. The previous churches on this site all burned down following fires in the village: in 1872, 1897 and 1940.

Namur Cathedral was built between 1751 and 1767 and is named after Alban of Mainz. The construction of the cathedral therefore began 2 centuries after the creation of the diocese of Namur by Pope Paul IV in 1559. The cathedral is a combination of Baroque, Rococo and classical architecture, as are many buildings from the mid-18th century. The Italian-Swiss architect Pisoni built another cathedral in the same style in Solothurn in 1763.

The period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It first appears a cadastral map of 1865, but the earliest preserved gravestone dates from the second half of the 19th century. The fence was installed by ESJF in September 2015.

The church in Nannestad was partially demolished and enlarged in 1693, but parts of the oldest Romanesque stone church, dating from around 1200, have been preserved. During the expansion, the original basic shape of the church, with a rectangular nave and a lower, narrower choir, was retained. In addition, a porch was built in front of the west entrance. On the north side of the choir, a sacristy was built in 1721. In 1946, the church was restored under the direction of architect Ragnar Nilsen and the painter Ulf Hendriksen.

Nanset church is a brick building completed in 1974. The architect of the church is Elisabet Fidjestøl, the altarpiece is a tapestry by Else Marie.

The construction of the cathedral began in 1434. It was Guillaume de Dammartin then Mathurin Rodier, under the patronage of the Duke of Brittany Jean V and Bishop Jean de Malestroit, who began the work. The southern transept was not completed until 1650 and the northern transept was built in 1840. The transept crossing and the choir were completed in 1891. A fire broke out in 1972 and major restoration work was undertaken.

The long process of the construction of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (13th century but refitted until the 20th century) is reflected in the overlapping of many architectural styles from Gothic to Baroque to Neo-Gothic.

När Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

This cathedral is a Gothic style building built in 1272 in the heart of the city of Narbonne. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it remains incomplete. The construction of the cathedral was one of the most ambitious projects in the kingdom of France in the 13th century.

The Narbuvoll church of 1862 is a small long church of plastered natural stone wall. It is built in the characteristic forms of the architect Chr. H. Grosch, but with some deviations from his designs. It is a relatively rare example of the use of plastered natural stone in church buildings of this period.