Budapest, Hungary
14th century
Budapest, Hungary
1905
Budapest, Hungary
1854-1859
Budapest, Hungary
19th century
Budapest, Hungary
1046
Szentendre, Hungary
1742-1751
Esztergom, Hungary
1856
Pécs, Hungary
1543-1546
Pécs, Hungary
1064
Szeged, Hungary
1913-1930
Vác, Hungary
1761-1777
Tihany, Hungary
1055
Debrecen, Hungary
1805-1824
Pannonhalma, Hungary
996 AD
Zsámbék, Hungary
1220
Bélapátfalva, Hungary
1232
Pécs, Hungary
16th century
Szeged, Hungary
1902
Lébény, Hungary
1203
Ják, Hungary
1220
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.