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The Hajji Bendo Mosque is one of the works of Ottoman architecture in Albania, built in the 18th century during the reign of Ali Pasha (1788-1822). The mosque was damaged during the communist period. Its dome, once made of red brick, is now covered with concrete. The Muslim frescoes and murals in the mosque are in danger of disappearing. Half of its stone minaret has disappeared.

Hakadal Church, built at the beginning of the 17th century, is a small church whose exterior is covered with a white painted timber cladding from the 19th century. In 1732, the nave was enlarged with a wider extension to the west, and in 1849, the tower in front of the entrance was built. The sacristy was probably renovated in 1890, and in 1962 the basement under the church was decorated.

Håkvik chapel is a wooden building completed in 1980. The architect of the chapel is Einar Karstad.

The Hålandsdal church in Bjørnafjorden is a neo-Gothic wooden church built in 1890. The architect of the church is Karl Hansen Askeland.

The Venetian Monastery of Halevi is a former monastery founded in the 16th century and abandoned after the Ottomans took control of the island. It is located 6km south of Rethymnon.

The church of Halikko was first mentioned in 1352, at a time when it was probably a wooden church. The present stone structure was probably built between 1460 and 1475. Following the Reformation, the walls of the Halikko church, covered with medieval paintings, were whitewashed. At the turn of the 18th century, the church was already in poor condition and cramped. It was therefore enlarged in 1799, and then more significantly between 1813 and 1815. The medieval stone church was transformed into a neoclassical church of the 19th century. In the middle of the 19th century, the paintings were restored by the painter Fredrik Ellmen.

The Church of St. Mauritius is one of the most unique medieval churches in Virumaa County. The first wooden church was probably built here as early as 1220. The present church of Haljala was built according to the Villem Raam in three stages: the first, around 1430-1440, saw the completion of the choir and sacristy. A long building was constructed in the third quarter of the 15th century and a tower was completed at the end of the 15th century. The church suffered both at the outbreak of the Livonian War in 1558 and the Great Northern War in 1703. The church tower was also repeatedly set ablaze by thunder (1761, 1831).

Hall Kyrka is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

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

The Hallaren church, dating from 1881, was designed by the same architect as the former Sletta church, Henrik Nissen, and built by the builder Kristian Hovde. The church in Sandstad, on Hitra, was built seven years later according to the same plans as the Hallaren church.