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Coria Castle was constructed by architect Juan Carrera, between 1473 and 1478, by order of García Álvarez de Toledo (died 1488), Duke of Alba and first Marquis of Coria. Located to the northwest of the Roman City Walls, this work of military engineering was constructed in place of another fortification occupied by the Knights Templar in the 12th century. It has an irregular pentagon layout, like a starling, which projects from the walled enclosure and was built with fine masonry of perfectly dressed and squared granite ashlars.
The Keep is completed by what is popularly known as Castillejo: a small crenellated structure within the city walls that is equipped with a bent entrance and a drawbridge. It was defended through a circular casemate tower and an extensive moat constructed by Tomás Bretón in 1473, which is partially visible today. Crowning the entire fortified complex is the continuous band of the cornice of balls or knobs placed in the blind arches over the corbels surrounding the entire perimeter of the battlements in the Late-Gothic or Elizabethan style.
Today, the interior of the Castle of the Dukes of Alba is not open to the public since it is private property, however, visitors can explore its surrounding area or exterior space.
References: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.