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The monument of the shoes on the banks of the River Danube near the Houses of Parliament #162990616
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Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a haunting tribute to this horrific time in history, created by film director Can Togay and the sculptor, Gyula Pauer. Installed along the bank of the Danube River in Budapest, the monument consists of 60 pairs of 1940s-style shoes, true to life in size and detail, sculpted out of iron.This memorial is simple yet chilling, depicting the shoes left behind by the thousands of Jews who were murdered by the Arrow Cross. The style of footwear - a manââ¬â¢s work boot; a business manââ¬â¢s loafer; a womanââ¬â¢s pair of heels; even the tiny shoes of a child - were chosen specifically to illustrate how no one, regardless of age, gender, or occupation was spared. Placed in a casual fashion, as if the people just stepped out of them, these little statues are a grim reminder of the souls who once occupied them - yet they also create a beautiful place of reflection and reverence.At three points along the memorial are cast iron signs with the following text in Hungarian, English, and Hebrew: ââ¬ÅTo the memory of the victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944ââ¬â45. Erected 16 April 2005.ââ¬Â
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