Church of San Donat

The Church of San Donat in Zadar was built in the 9th century on the foundations of a Roman temple. In the background, the bell tower of St. Anastasia Cathedral, a basilica in Romanesque style built in the 12th century is behind. The Cathedral's tower was begun in 1452 but competed only in 1893. "The ancient church of San Donato was erected in the 9th cent . on the site of the Roman forum , the pavement of which now forms the flooring of the church , and partly with the materials of sundry Roman buildings. ... the church is a round building in two stories, each with six pillars and two old marble columns ..."--Baedeker 1911. EE1975264