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Nov 13, 2014 · Installed along the bank of the Danube River in Budapest, the monument consists of 60 pairs of 1940s-style shoes, true to life in size and detail, sculpted out of iron.
The "Shoes on the Danube Bank" memorial in Budapest, Hungary, consists of 60 pairs of iron shoes, all of which are life-sized to represent real shoes of men, women, and children. The shoes are modeled after styles worn in the 1940s, reflecting the period when the victims were killed.
Aug 2, 2016 · Shoes on the Danube Bank Memorial Sixty pairs of shoes mark the site in Budapest, Hungary, where fascist Arrow Cross militiamen shot Jews and threw their bodies into the river in 1944 and 1945. Last Updated: August 2, 2016
The “Shoes on the Danube Bank” is a poignant and powerful memorial in Budapest, Hungary, dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Here are some key aspects of this memorial:
Walk along the bank of the Danube near the Hungarian Parliament, one of the country’s most iconic buildings, and as well as the fabulous Budapest view you can also see something very different: 60 pairs of cast iron shoes standing abandoned as an eerie monument to the Hungarian Jews shot beside the river.
Known as the Shoes on the Danube Bank, this memorial is a lasting reminder of the dangers of fascism, antisemitism, and xenophobia. Pay your respects to the 20,000 innocent fallen Hungarians on your next trip to Budapest. Volha Stasevich / Shutterstock. Where Is The Shoes On The Danube Memorial?
Shoes on the Danube. Budapest, Hungary, Europe. Budapest. Along the banks of the river between Széchenyi István tér and Parliament is a monument to Hungarian Jews shot and thrown into the Danube by members of the fascist Arrow Cross Party in 1944. Entitled Shoes on the Danube by sculptor Gyula Pauer and film director Can Togay, it’s a ...
