Why visit
Why visit Church of St. Donatus
A monumental 9th-century pre-Romanesque rotunda built directly onto the paving of the Roman forum, reusing Roman columns as its foundations. Its bare interior has famously perfect acoustics used for summer concerts..
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Estimated visit
45 minutes
Best season
Year-round, best April–October
Where
Zadar, Croatia
Category
Church
History
A monumental 9th-century pre-Romanesque rotunda built directly onto the paving of the Roman forum, reusing Roman columns as its foundations. Its bare interior has famously perfect acoustics used for summer concerts.
“The floor is literally the old Roman forum — you can still read Latin inscriptions on the stones underfoot.”
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