Shoes on the Danube Bank

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by Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada

/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Shoes on the Danube Bank in Budapest, Hungary, is a poignant memorial dedicated to the Jews who were killed by fascist Arrow Cross militiamen during World War II. Conceived by film director Can Togay and sculptor Gyula Pauer, the installation features 60 pairs of iron shoes set along the riverbank. These shoes represent the victims who were ordered to remove their footwear before being shot at the edge of the water, their bodies falling into the river and being carried away by the current.

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