This paper deals with the pre-Romanesque in the city of Zadar. After the introduction, the paper follows the chapters Pre-Romanesque Construction, Pre-Romanesque Buildings in Zadar and the Conclusion. The pre-Romanesque chapter defines pre-Romanesque by comparing it to the Romanesque, dating it, listing types of construction, mentioning some of the characteristics and influences that shaped it. The chapter of the pre-Romanesque in Zadar to the pre-Romanesque gives an insight into the sequence of basic historical events in the city of Zadar from its rise to the preRomanesque and describes the former appearance of the city. The following chapter deals individually with the church construction of the following sites: Trojstvo (St. Donat), St. Vid, St. Marija kod Stomorice, St. Ivan kod Vrata Pusterle (St. Nedjeljica), St. Lovre, St. Petar Stari, St. Petar „de Argata", St. Platon, St. Stošija s Krstionicom, St. Krševan, St. Stjepan (St. Šime), St. Krševan na Kolovarama and St. Stošija na Puntamiki. The description of each site contains information from its ground plan, the time of its origin, the internal and external structure and fragments of liturgical furniture or other stone plastic. The conclusion gives an overview of the entire paper.