Paris, France
1806
Paris, France
1806
Arles, France
300-400 AD
Vimy, France
1936
Thiepval, France
1932
Calais, France
1889
Beaumont-Hamel, France
1925
Longueval, France
1926
Montsec, France
1932
Arras, France
1916
Amboise, France
1775-1778
Soissons, France
1928
Douaumont, France
1967
Neuve-Chapelle, France
1927
Courcelette, France
1916
Wimille, France
1804/1841
Sommepy-Tahure, France
1937
Maisoncelle, France
1415
Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France
1346
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.