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Bogafjell church was built in 2012. The church has a rectangular plan and was designed by architect Grete Gudmestad Krogedal.

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

The Bogen Chapel is a wooden chapel built in 1920. The architect of the chapel, in the style of a long church, is Bjarne Romszoe.

The fortified church is located on the main street of the village. In the village center a church existed around 1420, which was secured with a ring wall, a gate tower, and three defence towers in the course of the 15th century. Beside the gate tower, the north-eastern tower has also been preserved until today. At the end of the 15th century the church was enlarged with a bell tower, which shows a seven-fold staggered funnel-shaped portal. Shortly afterwards the church was fortified. Above the hall of the church and above the bell tower a defence level rests on buttresses. In the 18th and 19th century it was gradually removed, but the bell tower was rebuilt in 1973. The existing pew in the chancel dated 1533, is one of the most valuable of its kind in Transylvania.

The cemetery preserves about 25 tombstones left. The site was fenced by ESJF in November 2020.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Since it was not marked on a cadastral map of 1863, most likely it appeared later. The earliest preserved gravestone dates to the end of the 19th century. The fence was installed by ESJF in 2018.

While the exact date of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, it is marked on old maps of the area and its oldest tombstone dates to the mid 19th century. As such, it can be assumed that was the era in which it was constructed. Its wall was installed by ESJF in October 2015.

The church in Boian was erected around the year 1400, but it is difficult to determine which parts of the initial construction have been preserved to this day. Nevertheless, it is known that around 1500 the religious edifice was fortified, a defence level being built above the chancel. The fortification wall was designed to include a parapet walk, partly built on two levels and strengthened by a gate tower. The latter also served as a bell tower having its entrance protected by a portcullis (sliding wooden lattice reinforced with iron). Another detail that is worth mentioning is the decoration of the cornice with angled bricks, a method often used for the Orthodox churches in Moldavia and Muntenia regions. Furthermore, on both gate tower and northern entrance of the church one can find the coat of arms of the Moldavian prince Stephan the Great, to whose fief Boian briefly belonged.

Built between 1609 and 1615 is a small private shrine of Boim Family. Is among the prime examples of mannerist architecture in Central Europe! The entire facade is covered with a splendid carving.

The church dates back to the 13th or beginning of the 14th century. The frescos, which were created around 1400, were uncovered and restored in 1893. Unfortunately, they were badly damaged when the western ribbed vault collapsed on 18 October 1998 and the necessary safety measures were taken.