Ohrid, North Macedonia
200 BCE
Ohrid, North Macedonia
4th century AD
Gradsko, North Macedonia
3rd century BCE
Bitola, North Macedonia
c. 350 BCE
Skopje, North Macedonia
Unknown
Kumanovo, North Macedonia
1900-1800 BCE
Kratovo, North Macedonia
Unknown
Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia
3rd century BCE
Karbinci, North Macedonia
4th century AD
Gevgelija, North Macedonia
13th century BCE
Skopje, North Macedonia
168 BCE
Zelenikovo, North Macedonia
4th century AD
Kratovo, North Macedonia
Paleolithic Age
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.