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The Vegusdal church is a cruciform-shaped church dating from 1867. The Vegusdal church was designed by Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe, built in 1866-67 by the architect Schauffert from Arendal and consecrated by Bishop Jacob von der Lippe (the architect's father) in June 1867.

Vehmaa Church is a medieval stone church probably built between 1425 and 1440. The Vehmaa Church and the rectory on the west side of the church are listed monuments.

The church in Veierland is a long church from 1905. The church was built on the basis of standard drawings from the Ministry of Church Affairs and extended around the 25th anniversary according to plans by Ahasverus Munthe-Kaas Vejre. Among those buried in the churchyard is the author Jens Bjørneboe.

Veikåker chapel is a wooden building completed in 1934. The architect of the chapel is Sigurd Trøim.

The synagogue was originally built in 1730 and is now newly renovated and in liturgical use again. The synagogue consists of a prayer hall, precentor quarters, and bathhouse. A small 18th century building next to the Synagogue, which was the home of a Jewish family until about 1850, is used today for the museum galleries.

The Veldre church was built in 2000 after the previous church (from 1726) burned down in 1996. The church is inspired by 19th-century churches, but with modernist features built according to the designs of architects Ulf Zettersten and Roar Jacobsen.

Naustvik has been a place of worship since the Middle Ages and there must have been a Stave church which in 1661 was described as dilapidated. The present church was built in 1674 from lathed wood and the exterior is covered with a table panel painted red. The church was renovated in 1885-86, major repairs were also carried out around 1950, and a final restoration was completed in 1969-74.

Veljushki Monastery is said to have been built in the 11th century. With its architectural design originally preserved to the present day, it represents one of the great achievements of medieval Byzantine architecture and sacred art on the Macedonian territory. The frescoes in the church were made in three periods: 1085 (in the altar, the space of the dome in the nave and the walls, the conches, and the chapel), 1164 (in the porch), 19th century (in the nave).

The cemetery emerged not later than the early 19th century, as the earliest preserved tombstone dates to 1805.

Velletri Cathedral was, according to tradition, a former basilica of the Roman town hall, which was transformed into a Christian church in the 5th century. In the 13th century the church underwent a major renovation with the construction of the polygonal exterior apse and the underground chapel containing the relics of St Eleutheran and St Pontian. The main entrance of the cathedral with its façade was incorporated into the construction of the Bishop's Seminary in the 17th century. In 1950, damaged by the war, the cathedral was restored to a design by the architect Giuseppe Zander.