Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
11th century
Jüchen, Germany
11th century
Burg an der Wupper, Germany
c. 1133
Bielefeld, Germany
13th century
Königswinter, Germany
1138-1167
Raesfeld, Germany
12th century
Monschau, Germany
c. 1217
Gladbeck, Germany
13th century
Lüdinghausen, Germany
13th century
Krefeld, Germany
c. 1200
Mechernich, Germany
1396-1406
Oberhausen, Germany
13th century
Havixbeck, Germany
14th century
Altena, Germany
1108
Aachen, Germany
13th century
Bad Münstereifel, Germany
13th century
Tecklenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Mönchengladbach, Germany
12th century
Zülpich, Germany
14th century
Kleve, Germany
11th century
The Church of St Donatus name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. It is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia.
The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.
The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism.