Zadar Cathedral is a Romanesque building with three naves, it is the largest church in Dalmatia. It was built twice, in the 9th and 11th centuries on the site of an early Christian basilica, and in the 12th and 13th centuries. The late Romanesque façade with arcades with columns in the upper part was completed in 1324.
The Church of St. Donatus, whose construction began in the 9th century, is the most valuable pre-Romanesque monument of Croatia and one of the symbols of the city of Zadar.
When in 1752 a massive fire broke out at the Arsenal, a warehouse that was storing gunpowder for the war fleet of the Republic of Venice, the citizens of Zadar desperately called upon the Lady of Castello, or today Our Lady of Health. Since the fire burned itself out thanks to the help of Our Lady, the citizens of Zadar organize a procession every year on 21st November and distribute fritule (fritters) to passers-by, as a sign of gratitude to the Lady. The stone plate with words of appreciation to Our
The church of St. Chrysogone is a Romanesque church built in the 10th century, rebuilt and enlarged in 1175. It is currently the only remaining part of the former great medieval male Benedictine monastery that was located there. Construction of the bell tower began in 1485, but stopped in 1546 and was never completed. Next to the church are the remains of the medieval Benedictine monastery, which was rebuilt in the 19th century and then demolished during the Second World War.
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