Budapest, Hungary
1885-1904
Budapest, Hungary
1884
Pécs, Hungary
12th century
Fertőd, Hungary
1766
Vác, Hungary
1768-1755
Gödöllő, Hungary
1733
Keszthely, Hungary
1745
Edelényi, Hungary
1716-1730
Tiszadob, Hungary
19th century
Fehérvárcsurgó, Hungary
1844
Nagycenk, Hungary
1750
Ráckeve, Hungary
1702-1722
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.