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Shoes on the Danube Bank
Monument4.7 · 25 5214.6 · 21 737≈ 22 minFree entry758 m from the center
A deeply moving Holocaust memorial along the Danube river promenade, located just a short walk south of the Hungarian Parliament. Conceived by film director Can Togay and sculpted by Gyula Pauer in 2005, the artwork comprises 60 pairs of period-appropriate iron shoes—men's work boots, women's heels, and tiny children's shoes. It commemorates Jewish victims executed on the riverbank by Arrow Cross militia in 1944–1945.
Highlights
- 60 pairs of rusted iron shoes sculpted in authentic 1940s styles
- Solemn memorial to Jewish victims executed on the banks of the Danube
- Freely accessible promenade setting with views of Buda Castle
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