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Shoes on the Danube Bank

Budapest, Hungary

Shoes on the Danube Bank

This poignant memorial in Budapest commemorates the Jewish citizens who were victims of the Holocaust during World War II. The installation consists of sixty pairs of iron shoes cast to honor the memory of those who were forced to remove their shoes before being shot into the Danube River. Positioned along the riverbank, the shoes serve as a chilling reminder of the atrocities that occurred. The sight of the shoes against the backdrop of the river evokes a deep emotional response.

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