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"Shoes on the Danube Bank" - A Haunting Memorial in Budapest 👞🌊

On the Pest side of the Danube, this powerful sculpture installation features 60 pairs of iron shoes - men's oxfords, women's heels, children's boots - frozen in time along the riverbank. The Tragic History Behind the Art 😢 Created in 2005 to honor Jews murdered here during WWII From Dec 1944-Jan 1945, fascist militias brought victims to this spot Forced to remove their shoes (valuable commodities) before being shot into the river Currents carried bodies away... only the shoes remained Visitor Experience 🤫 ✔ The 20-meter memorial sits quietly amid bustling city life ✔ Most visitors observe in complete silence - the weight of history is palpable ✔ Nearby: Dohány Street Synagogue (more Holocaust history) 📍 Location: Id. Antall József rkp., 1054 (near Parliament) #Budapest #NeverForget #HolocaustMemorial #HungaryTravel #PowerfulPlaces

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"Shoes on the Danube Bank" - A Haunting Memorial in Budapest 👞🌊

On the Pest side of the Danube, this powerful sculpture installation features 60 pairs of iron shoes - men's oxfords, women's heels, children's boots - frozen in time along the riverbank. The Tragic History Behind the Art 😢 Created in 2005 to honor Jews murdered here during WWII From Dec 1944-Jan 1945, fascist militias brought victims to this spot Forced to remove their shoes (valuable commodities) before being shot into the river Currents carried bodies away... only the shoes remained Visitor Experience 🤫 ✔ The 20-meter memorial sits quietly amid bustling city life ✔ Most visitors observe in complete silence - the weight of history is palpable ✔ Nearby: Dohány Street Synagogue (more Holocaust history) 📍 Location: Id. Antall József rkp., 1054 (near Parliament) #Budapest #NeverForget #HolocaustMemorial #HungaryTravel #PowerfulPlaces

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