Shoes on the Danube Promenade

Shoes on the Danube Promenade

‘Shoes on the Danube Promenade’ is a trail of 60 iron sculpted shoes that are installed along the banks of the Danube River in Budapest. They were installed in honor of the Jews executed by Arrow Cross militiamen who ordered them to take off their shoes before being shot at the edge of the water during World War 2.

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