Bona Ventura

Lipótváros (District V) · Budapest

Shoes on the Danube Bank

Cipők a Duna-parton

Monument

Sixty pairs of cast-iron shoes on the embankment, set up on 16 April 2005 by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer. They mark the Jews shot into the river by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45, who were first ordered to take off their shoes.

Address
Id. Antall József rakpart, 1054 Budapest
Hours
Open 24 hours (riverside memorial)
Best time to go
Any time · About 15 min
Price
Free
Price level
Ft

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Good to know

  • It is on the river side of the embankment road, about 300 m south of Parliament.
  • People leave candles and stones in the shoes; keep it quiet and respectful.

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