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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.

Halle Cathedral was originally a monastery founded by the mendicant order of the Dominicans in 1271 and completed around 1330. In accordance with their rules, the monks did not build a tower and transept. In the 16th century, the Archbishop of Magdeburg had the exterior of the church redesigned by Bastian Binder and re-consecrated it as a collegiate church. Since then, the church has been called "cathedral". With the Reformation and the disappearance of the archbishopric, the church became a castle church. After 1680, the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg ceded the church to the Protestant reformists as a parish church.

Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran church built in the years 1945-1986 in a Nordic expressionist style. It is one of Iceland's most recognizable landmarks and one of its tallest buildings.

Halliste church is the neo-Romanesque reconstruction in 1867 of a church that has existed since at least the 15th century. A fire in 1959 destroyed the building, which had to be restored in 1989-1991. The church was restored to its 1867 appearance.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to the late 19th century, it can be inferred the cemetery was founded in that era. It cannot be found marked on old maps of the region. The fence was erected by ESJF in November 2015.

Halsa Church is a working church (arbeidskirke) that dates back to 1960. It was designed in a functionalist style by architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The congregation has recently carried out major renovation works in Halsa Church in 2008-2010 and 2013 respectively.

The church of Halsa is a cruciform church from 1725, marked by Baroque and Rococo elements. In 1917 the church was in a bad condition and its demolition was considered but was finally restored. Objects and decorative paintings from 1751 were discovered during the restoration. During the restoration, five embalmed bodies were found under the floor of the church.

The Haltdalen church is a long wooden church dating from 1881. The church replaced the stave church in Haltdalen dating from 1170. The stave church had been demolished and moved to Trondheim, where it is now in the folk museum in Trøndelag.

Haltdalen Stave Church is a church dating back to 1170, which is now part of Trøndelag Folkemuseum in Trondheim. The church served as a model for the Heimaey stave church built in Iceland in 2000 for the millennium of the first church built there.

Hamar Cathedral is a typical long plastered brick church with arched medieval forms and a tower to the west. Built to the designs of Herman Schirmer in 1866, the church received new, slightly larger windows in 1953-55. The interior is marked by the major restoration of 1953-54 under the direction of architect Arnstein Arneberg.