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THE POIGNANT MONUMENT

Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a poignant monument to the dreadful period of history when Hungary was occupied by the Nazis. It was constructed by sculptor Gyula Pauer and film director Can Togay. The monument, which is located along the Danube River in Budapest, is made up of 60 pairs of 1940s-style shoes that have been fashioned out of iron and are true to life in size and detail. The shoes left behind by the hundreds of Jews slaughtered by the Arrow Cross are depicted in this simple yet horrific monument. A man's work boot, a businessman's loafer, a woman's pair of heels, and even a child's little shoes were chosen particularly to highlight how no one was spared, regardless of age, gender, or occupation. These small sculptures, placed in a casual manner as if people had just stepped out of them, are a somber reminder of the souls that previously occupied them, but they also create a lovely space for thought and reverence. Cast iron markers with the following text in Hungarian, English, and Hebrew are placed at three sites along the memorial: "To the remembrance of the victims fired into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944–45." "16 April 2005, erected." #travellater #travelinspiration #budapest #hungary #cityoverlook#,
Posted: May 25, 2022
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