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Nøtterøy Church, built in the 12th century, is a cruciform, whitewashed church made of grey stone and brick, consecrated in honour of the Virgin Mary. The original church consisted of a rectangular nave and a narrower, almost square choir with a semicircular end, the apse to the east and a massive tower to the west. In the 19th century, the church underwent major changes.

In the hollow trunk of the oak tree, there are two chapels (Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Chambre de l’Ermite) which were built in 1696. While the locals believe that the tree is 1200 years old, scientists claim that the tree is probably 800 years old. It is said that William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England, has knelt at the base of this oak in 1035. It was only around 1600 that the tree was struck by lightning, thus forming a hollow. The oak survived and was seen as a sign from God, upon which two men decided to build a sanctuary in it. A spiral staircase around the trunk provides access to the chapels. Since 1932, the tree has been classified as a ‘monument historique’ (historic monument) by the French Ministry of Culture.

The Oberhofenkirche was built between 1436 and 1490. After the Reformation, the church in Oberhofen initially remained Catholic because of the remaining canons. This situation came to an end with the Peace of Westphalia (1648). After temporary secular use at the beginning of the 19th century, restoration and neo-Gothic remodelling began in 1854 and was completed around 1900.

The Oberwart Synagogue is an old synagogue of the city built in 1904. Deserted after Austria's annexation to the German Reich, the building was then used for various purposes, such as a fire station. Since 1997, the synagogue has housed the Oberwart Central Music School.

The synagogue in Obuda was built in 1821 in a French empire style. In the 1970s it fell into disuse and was sold by the Jewish community for use as a television studio. It then housed Hungarian TV sound studies, but since 2010 it has returned to function as a synagogue

Odda Church is a wooden long church built in 1870. The church was designed by C. Erichsen. He also designed the church of Øystese, which was completed in 1868. The drawings of the Odda church are based on the Øystese church. The old church of Odda was a stone church from the Middle Ages.

The church of Oddernes is a long stone church from the 12th century. The church has been largely rebuilt and enlarged, but parts of the brick walls of the nave and the choir with apse have been preserved. The nave was extended to the west in the 1630s and in 1699 a porch with an octagonal tower was built. In the 19th century, the church was given a sacristy and large windows to the south. The furniture of the church is characterised by the 17th and 18th centuries. The site

Odense Cathedral is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint (1080-1086) who was killed in a church in Odense by rebel subjects and was declared a saint in 1101. The oldest parts of the cathedral date back to the early 13th century. The relics of King Canute IV of Denmark and his brother Benedict are still preserved in the cathedral. The cathedral also houses some of the tombs of the Danish rulers and their wives.

Ogna Church was built in 1991 after the previous medieval stone church burnt down in a lightning strike. The church was rebuilt according to the designs of the architects Torsvik and Thesen in Sandnes. The choir section is newly built, as well as the parish hall, kitchen and offices. The medieval church was built in the middle of the 13th century and was a rectangular stone church.

The Ohel Jakob Synagogue in München is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 2004 and 2006 by architects Wolfgang Lorch and Andrea Wandel. This modernist building was made of concrete.