The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial in Budapest, Hungary. Conceived by film director Can Togay, he created it on the west bank of …
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May 10, 2025
We visited this memorial whilst on a recent trip to Budapest. The memorial itself is a sad reminder of past atrocities in Europe It is very thought provoking and should be visited with respect. As p…Full review by amanda c
May 6, 2025
Every place where people are killed is sad, but these shoes remind us that 10.000 - 20.000 were killed here at this point. Useless deaths today and in the past…Full review by Aninamama
May 4, 2025
A sombre spot close to the Parliament buildings, a memorial to those who were murdered by the Arrow Cross militia so their bodies would fall into and get carried away by the river. It’s important f…Full review by smrgeog
Is thé monúment accessible with a wheelchair? Is there a toilet for the handicapped, with a handle on both sides of the seat?
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There is a path that you can roll on easy enough. But getting close to the monument the walkway is a little bumpy. If you have someone pushing you there shouldn't be a problem. …
There is a path that you can roll on easy enough. But getting close to the monument the walkway is a little bumpy. If you have someone pushing you there shouldn't be a problem. There is no bathrooms in the area. So you would need to take care of business before going. There are restaurants (but have no affiliation with the monument itself) not to far away, but distance is relative when your in need. . It's worth seeing to see the last step taken by these people.
This memorial is to the 20,000 Jews who were shot on the shores of the Danube by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross (Nylas), an official arm of the Hungarian government. While some non-Jews would have suffered this fate, namely those that had the amazing courage to try to help Jews, an offence punishable by immediate execution, this execution process was intended exclusively for Jews as part of the genocide that was passionately supported by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross. The absence of the mention of Jews on the plaques is an example of the whitewashing by the Hungarian government of the role of the Hungarian Arrow Cross in the Jewish genocide of WWII. The presence of a plaque in Hebrew is evidence of the true history represented by the Shoes but very few people who visit the memorial would understand its significance.
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