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Turku Cathedral was probably built in wood at the very end of the 13th century, but the present building dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Since then, Turku Cathedral has also been renovated several times. The tower has been erected three times since the fires of 1681, 1738, and 1827. Due to the long period of construction, the cathedral displays several different styles, including Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic. Its age and the uniqueness of its architecture make the cathedral an important historical building in the country, which is often called the "National Sanctuary of Finland".

The Romanesque basilica in Turnişor originates in the late 12th century and impresses due to its massive tower built above the square of the chancel, whose walls on the corner pillars are up to 3m thick. The tower is probably older than the church, which was enlarged to the west to receive its actual Latin cross shape. Because of the troubled times in the Middle Ages the assembly was initially surrounded with a fortification wall that survived only as ruin. In 1781 a wooden clock was installed on the tower only to be replaced in 1862 with an ironed one. The Baroque interior furniture of the church comprises the 1759 altar and the 1782 pulpit. The small bell and middle one were made in a workshop in Sibiu in 1922.

Tuulos Church is a medieval stone church that was probably built between 1510 and 1540. The renovation was completed in late 2013.

Tvedestrand church is a long church from 1860. The building is made of brick and was built by architect Georg Andreas Bull.

The Tveit church is a medieval stone church built according to a long plan around the year 1150. It is possible that there was a Stave church on the site before the stone building was constructed. The Romanesque stone church originally had a rectangular shape. The sandstone baptismal font dates from 1250-1350 and the figure of the Virgin is thought to have been made in the 13th century. The Baroque altarpiece is dated to around 1650.

The Tveit church is a wooden church built in 2017. It replaces an old church from 1957, which had become too small for the number of parishioners. The bell tower and the gallery of the old church were preserved during the construction of the new building.

Tverlandet church is a working church from 1983. The church was built in 1983 and designed by architect Reidar Berg.

Tvilum Church originates from an Augustinian monastery, which was founded in 1250. Ribebispen Gunner, who according to The bishop's tablet in Ribe Cathedral was bishop from 1230 to 1245/46, gave part of his possessions to the Augustinian order for the construction of the monastery

The monastery of Tvrdos was built on the foundations of a church that dates back to the 4th century AD, before the Christianisation of the Serbs. The foundations of this church are visible in the monastery through a glass floor. The Tvrdoš Monastery was built around 1509, and in 1517 it was decorated with frescoes by the Dubrovnik painter Vice Lovrov. During a conflict with the Turks, Tvrdoš was destroyed by the Venetians in 1694. Immediately in the first years of the 18th century, there were several attempts to rebuild the ruined monastery.

Tydal Church, dating from 1696, is a wooden church, with exterior and interior panels, with a Y-shaped plan and a turret on the ridge above the entrance. The church hall is characterised by painter Jens Rasmusen Sandberg's wall paintings from 1738. The paintings, which after 100 years had been repainted, were discovered and restored in 1912 by Sara Rein Hornemann.