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St. Johann Nepomuk Church or "Asamkirche" was built from 1733 to 1746 by the Asam brothers (Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam). It is a flamboyant example of late German Baroque.

The Åsane church is a 1993 church designed by Trygve Dyngeland. It replaces an old church dating from 1795 which was destroyed by arson by Varg Vikernes in 1992. The new church is made of brick and has been given a circular shape inspired by the Monte Celio in Rome.

Åsane Old Church is a long church from 1795. A church is mentioned on the same site as early as 1598. The stone church, more or less as we know it today, was consecrated by Bishop Johan Nordahl Brun. In the 19th century, several changes were made. In 1935, the church was restored by the architect Ole Landmark. A brick vestry was built perpendicular to the north wall of the choir.

The Ascension Cathedral is a former Orthodox Cathedral in the medieval fortress of Tsarevets, named after the hill on which it stands.

The Weißenbach Ascension Church was built from 1966 to 1968 and is the first prefabricated church in Styria. The building has a cross-section of an equilateral triangle (Trinity), its stained glass windows from 1968 show the "Ascension", the "Crucifixion of Jesus", the "Resurrection of Jesus" and the "Christ as world judge".

It is believed that the Ascension Monastery was built in the 12th or 13th century. Until 1937 it was in ruins, probably due to Ottoman attacks. Bishop Nikolaj Žički renovated the temple in 1937.

The Cathedral of Ascoli Piceno is the result of numerous adaptations and superimpositions between the 5th and 16th centuries. The remains discovered during the restoration of the crypt in 1967 show that the first temple was built as early as the 4th or 5th century on a pre-existing Roman building. The façade was built between 1529 and 1539 according to a project by the Cola dell'Amatrice. At the end of the Second World War, Bishop Ambrogio Squintani had the walls of the crypt decorated with mosaics on cartoons by Pietro Gaudenzi (1880-1955), representing episodes of the last war.

Åsen church is a wooden church that was built in 1904. The church has a long plan and a Swiss chalet style. It was designed by architect O. Røising.

Åseral church is a wooden church built in 1822. The building, with a cross plan, was probably designed by architects Olav O.Aasland, Olav Bakken and Bernt Aslaks.

Åsgårdstrand church is a brick church that was built in 1969. The church has a long plan and was designed by architects Eva & Bernt Mejlænder.