The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected to honour the Jews who were massacred by Fascist Hungarian militia belonging to the Arrow Cross Party in Budapest during the Second World War.The Jews were ordered to take off their shoes and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. The shoes which were valuable during that time were resold by the militia after the massacre.The memorial represents their shoes left behind on the bank. 👞
MoreThe Shoe Sculpture on the Danube River is a commemorative corridor. 60 pairs of inconspicuous iron shoes of various types are scattered and irregularly arranged, attracting many tourists every day.
The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected to honour the Jews who were massacred by Fascist Hungarian militia belonging to the Arrow Cross Party in Budapest during the Second World War.The Jews were ordered to take off their shoes and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. The shoes which were valuable during that time were resold by the militia after the massacre.The memorial represents their shoes left behind on the bank. 👞
Whenever I pass here. I always feel inexplicable sentimentality. The past history staged the massacre here. Men, women, children are not spared. History bloodstains the Danube. But the problem of human rights and racial discrimination continues to this day.
The Danube is 2,850 kilometers long, the second major river in Europe after the Volga River, a river from west to east from Austria and other countries. The river. originated in the German Alps, flows through Germany,
A poignant Reminder to the Jews in Budapest during the second world war. Conveniently located
History of pain. Blood stained Danube. Nazi disgrace. Even today. Human rights. Racial discrimination still exists.
This has been planted for a long time, today finally has time, no thunder at all, the whole process is very enjoyable