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Kjeldebotn church in Narvik is a wooden church built in 1956. The architect of the church is A./L.Bugge.

A church built on this site in 1763 gradually became too small and was demolished leaving room for the construction of the present church dating from 1883.

The Kjose church is a long church dating from 1850. Kjose has had a church since the Middle Ages. A stave church was replaced by a wooden church in 1606, before the present church, also made of wood, was established in 1850.

The Kjøllefjord church was the first church to be rebuilt in Finnmark after the war. It was built in stone according to the plans of the architect Finn Bryn in 1951, and thanks to a monetary donation from Denmark who gave money for the reconstruction of two "thank you churches" to replace the houses of worship that the Germans burned down. The money went to the church in Salla in Finland and the church in Kjøllefjord in Norway.

The Kjølsdalen church is a wooden church completed in 1940. The church was built according to the same plans as the Hildrestranda Chapel in Haram. The drawings were made by architect Hans Fredrik Crawfurd-Jensen. During the New Year's hurricane of 1992, the church was severely damaged and almost blown over by the wind. After extensive repair work and the installation of steel beams, the church was better protected against similar damage in the future.

The Kjølstad church is a brick "working church" that was built in 1986 and designed by architect Aksel Fronth.

The Kjøpsvik church was built in 1975 next to a church from 1887, which was demolished at the same time. The old church was poorly maintained and it was difficult to keep warm in the winter. In 1966, it was therefore decided to build a new church rather than restore the old one, which was only 79 years old at the time.

Kladruby Monastery is a former Benedictine monastery founded in 1115 by the Czech prince Vladislav I, in 1421 it was destroyed by the Hussites, it was restored in its entirety in the 18th century and then abolished in 1785 during the Josephine reforms. Jan Santini Aichel (1677-1723), the architect of the 18th-century restoration, created here one of the masterpieces of his characteristic Baroque-Gothic style.

Klagenfurt Cathedral was built in 1581 as a Protestant prayer house, making it the largest Protestant church built in Austria. Closed in 1600 during the Counter-Reformation, it was handed over four years later to the Jesuits who occupied it until the dissolution of the order in 1773. In 1787, the church was elevated to the rank of a cathedral.

"This 20th century church was one of the rare churches to be constructed during the Soviet Union. Despite being given permission for construction, the organizers of its construction were sent to prison and the church's tower was demolished in 1961. The remains of this toweer were buried in the sea. This rectangular church, with its tall tower, are unique in their architectural style. "