The article credits the building to Donatus of Zadar, a bishop and diplomat. Its dates conflict. The introduction says construction began in the 9th century, the body says it began in the second half of the 8th century and was completed in the 9th, and the infobox says the 9th century. It was originally the Church of the Holy Trinity and was rededicated to St. Donatus in the 15th century.
The article calls the style pre-Romanesque. The plan is circular, with three radially placed apses, an ambulatory and a circular gallery above, and it is 89 feet (27 m) high. It stands on part of the Roman forum and reuses Roman material.
Under Venetian rule, Napoleonic occupation and Austria-Hungary it served as a warehouse. It later briefly served as an archaeological museum, and is now a concert venue for a music festival, chosen for its acoustics.
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