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Susa Cathedral, founded in the 11th century, was a Benedictine abbey until the 17th century. In 1027 Olderico Manfredi II, Marquis of Turin and Susa, founded a Benedictine abbey in Susa. During the Middle Ages, the cathedral was enlarged in two campaigns: the first took place in the 12th century and concerned the façade, which was extended to the walls; the second took place between the 14th and 15th centuries and concerned the apse: in fact, the three apses were rebuilt, as well as the sacristy. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the church was restored with the addition of Baroque decorations. In 1772, when Susa became the seat of the bishop, the church, now deprived of its monastic functions due to the closure of the adjacent Benedictine monastery, was raised to the rank of cathedral. Most of the Baroque additions were removed during the 19th-century renovations, giving the interior of the church a neo-Romanesque appearance.

The Synagogue in Alessandria was completed in 1870 by architect Giovanni Roveda. This brick building in the Neo-Gothic style still serves as a synagogue.

The construction of the synagogue of Asti was carried out in two phases, the first in 1786 and the second in 1889. This brick building in baroque and neo-classical style is now used as a museum.

The Synagogue in Cherasco was built in the 18th century. This Baroque brick building still serves as a synagogue.

The Synagogue in Cuneo was built 1611 and restored in 1884. This Baroque stone building still serves as a synagogue. The synagogue is part of a large compound of communal buildings, including a mik've, a public oven and a communal gathering hall. The prayer hall, in the second and third floors is a three-storied building, flanked by dwelling houses from both sides and in its back yard. The façade in the east is divided into two parts by a protruding architrave. On the first floor are two arched entrances, topped by two arched windows, set on the second. Two pilasters with Corinthian- like capitals are delimited the façade and support a cornice. The third arched floor is a later addition and is built above the architrave. It comprises three arched windows.

The Synagogue in Mondovi was built in the 17th century. This Baroque brick building still serves as a synagogue.

The Synagogue in Saluzzo was built in the 1700s and restored in 1832. This Baroque brick building still serves as a synagogue.

The Synagogue in the Ghetto in Carmagnola was built in the 18th century. This Neo-Romanesque brick building now serves as a museum.

The Synagogue in Verona was built in 1864 by architect Marco Treves. This Historicist stone building still serves as a synagogue.

The existence of the Cathedral of Taranto was confirmed in the 7th century, but it was probably demolished to make way for a new cathedral in the 11th century. However, the old construction was not completely replaced: the longitudinal arm, enlarged and lowered, incorporated the nave with the deep apse of the Byzantine church, which remained unchanged; the altar was placed under the dome and the old nave became the transept, which was then cut off from the side naves, leaving a series of small columns that decorated the old construction. In 1713 the Baroque façade was added, the work of the Lecce architect Mauro Manieri.