Torpo Stave Church is believed to have been built around 1160 making it the only preserved stave church from the Middle Ages in the Hallingdal valley. While it was under construction in 1880, the choir of the church was demolished.
The Torpo church is a long church dating from 1880. The former Stave church, located nearby, became the property of the municipality in 1875, and shortly afterwards a new church was built. The church in Torpo was designed by Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and built by the builder Andreas Keitel.
Leveld Church is a long church from 1880, built by Andreas Keitel according to the plans of the church in Nedstrand. The hall on either side of the west tower was built in 1976 according to drawings by Elisabet Fidjestøl.
Ål Church was built in 1880 to replace the old medieval stave church in the town. Ål Church is a long wooden church with a large rectangular nave and a narrower choir, with a right end to the east and a tower to the west. In the 1950s the church was rebuilt under the direction of the architect Fredrik Konow-Lund.
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