Shoes on the Danube Bank
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The Shoes on the Danube Bank, located in Budapest, Hungary, is a poignant and moving memorial to honor the victims of the Holocaust. The memorial consists of a row of metal shoes, representing the footwear left behind by Jewish people who were shot and fell into the Danube River during World War II. The memorial stands as a reminder of the atrocities of war and the importance of remembrance.
Visitors often pause to reflect on the significance of this solemn site, paying tribute to those who lost their lives and contemplating the value of peace and human rights.
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A monument for the 550.000 Hungarian Jews who lost their lives between 1944 - 1945 by arrow cross militiamen. Thousands of them were shot at the banks of Danube. Before being shot, they were ordered to leave their shoes ashore. For most of them, this was their only valuable possession. The installation was erected in their memory in April 2005.
Lovely monument for a terrible past. The views are amazing and highlights how far we have come. Could do with some readable information if you aren't on a tour.
You may get emotional looking at this site. Thousands of people were killed and their bodies thrown into the river. To mark this, iron boots are placed on the river banks, and ppl pay a tribute Very easy access from the metro station Kossuth Lajos Ter. And next to the Hungarian Parliament.
Sad story of the massacre of Jews during the Holocaust who fled and plunged into the cold and deep Danube river. An art installation of the victims' shoes made of iron became a tragic monument to that event on the banks of the Danube.
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