Carnoustie, United Kingdom
10th century AD
Ristiina, Finland
3000 - 2500 BC
Enköping, Sweden
1700-500 BC
Offerdal, Sweden
7000 - 2000 BC
Torhamn, Sweden
1700-550 BC
Simrishamn, Sweden
2000 - 1700 BC
Tanum, Sweden
1800-1500 BC
Dundee, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Rionansa, Spain
18000 BCE
Papasidero, Italy
17000 - 6400 BCE
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.