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Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim is the most important church in Norway being the burial place of its patron saint: St. Olav. Built from the 11th to the 14th century, in Romanesque and Gothic style, it suffered extensive damage during a fire in 1531 but was completely rebuilt and served, until 1908, as Norway's coronation church.

The old Niedereisenhausen church is a half-timbered building dating from 1659-62 with a particularly authentic Baroque interior. Demolition was planned in the 1970s, but the church was bought in 1980 and restored from 2014 to 2016.

The Sint-Nicolaaskerk (old church) was inaugurated at the end of the 14th century. The building was damaged by the city's fire of 1421 and 1452, but more seriously by the fire of 1645, after which date most of the interior. After the Alteratia of 1578, the church became Protestant. The Nieuwe Kerk, since 1814, is used for royal investitures and weddings. Nowadays, it is also one of the main exhibition centres in Amsterdam.

The New Church in Katwijk was a replacement of the former Andreaschurch, which had become too small. The construction started in 1885 and it took two years to finish everything. The current building is the oldest and best-known work of the Dutch architect H. J. Jesse (1860-1943).

The Protestant Nikodemuskirche was built in 1912-1913 by Fritz Gottlob. It is a synthesis of neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau elements, which already hint at the beginning of modernism. During an Allied air raid on 26 February 1945, the church burned down completely, but the church hall was spared. Reconstruction began in 1954. The Nikodemuskirche is a cultural church, with many concerts and exhibitions taking place in the premises and the choir.

The construction of the Nikolai Church began shortly after the foundation of the city, around 1242. In the 14th century, the church was rebuilt according to the model of St. Peter's Church in Lübeck. In 1486, it was burnt down by lightning and rebuilt. At the beginning of the 16th century, the tower was integrated into the building by adding the Town Hall Chapel and the Rantzau Chapel. In the years 1877-1884, the church was redesigned in neo-gothic style and received a new facade. During World War II, the church building was severely damaged during an Allied air raid on May 22, 1944. The reconstruction was carried out in 1950 by the architect Gerhard Langmaack.

The Nikolaihof Chapel is part of the architectural ensemble of the former leprosy hospital of the city of Lüneburg, the Nikolaihof. The brick chapel, which in its present appearance dates back to the middle of the 15th century and forms the centre of the Nikolai complex. It is a four-bay church with a polygonal choir and a square tower to the west, in front of which is the single main entrance.

The Nikolaikirche is the oldest church in Berlin. It dates from the founding of the city around 1230. The building was remodelled several times to accommodate its Gothic choir in 1380 and its typical hall church naves in 1480. Desacralised since 1938, the church now houses the Stadtmuseum Berlin, a museum about the history of the city. The church is also the venue for events, concerts and readings by the Stadtmuseum.

Nikolaikirken is the larger of the two medieval stone churches on Granavollen. The two churches go by the name "Sister Churches". The oldest of the sister churches, Mariakirken, was already completed when Nicolaikirken was built around 1150. The Romanesque church resembles the Old Cathedral in Hamar, the Old Aker Church in Oslo and the Ringsaker Church. The common model was St. Hallvard Cathedral.

Nikolje Monastery is one of the most important monasteries in the Kablar Gorge Ovčar. Although we do not know the exact date of its foundation, the age of the monastery can be guessed from some of its paintings, dating from the end of the 15th century. The monastery church also has frescoes dating from 1587 and 1637 and from the 19th century.