Shoes on the Danube Bank

The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on 16 April 2005, in , . Conceived by film director Can Togay, he created it on the east bank of the Danube River with sculptor Gyula Pauer to honour thousands of people massacred by fascist Hungarian militia belonging to the Arrow Cross Party in Budapest during the Second World War.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Memorial in Budapest, Hungary
  • Inscription: “To the meomory of the victims shot into the danube by arrow cross militiamen in 1944-45”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Széchenyi Chain Bridge and Hungarian State Opera House.

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The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 560 metres south of Shoes on the Danube Bank.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house located in central , on . Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture. is situated 1 km east of Shoes on the Danube Bank.

Church
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St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in , . It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. is situated 780 metres southeast of Shoes on the Danube Bank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budapest and Víziváros.

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is the capital city of . With a unique, youthful atmosphere, world-class classical music scene, a pulsating nightlife increasingly appreciated among European youth, and last but not least, an exceptional offer of natural thermal baths, is one of Europe's most delightful and enjoyable cities.

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is in . This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and .

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Shoes on the Danube Bank

Latitude
47.50397° or 47° 30′ 14″ north
Longitude
19.04479° or 19° 2′ 41″ east
Inception
April 17th, 2005
Open location code
8FVXG23V+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260536715
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q473811
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Shoes on the Danube Bank” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոշիկներ Դանուբի ափին”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dunay sahilindəki ayaqqabılar”
  • Catalan: “Les sabates del Danubi”
  • Chinese: “多瑙河岸的鞋子”
  • Chinese: “多腦河畔之鞋”
  • Czech: “Boty na dunajském nábřeží”
  • Czech: “Boty na nábřeží Dunaje”
  • Dutch: “Schoenen op de Donaukade”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝuoj ĉe Bordo de Danubo”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝuoj sur la bordo de Danubo”
  • French: “Chaussures au bord du Danube”
  • German: “Schuhe am Donauufer”
  • Greek: “Παπούτσια στην όχθη του Δούναβη”
  • Hebrew: “נעליים על הדנובה”
  • Hungarian: “Cipők a Duna-parton”
  • Indonesian: “Sepatu-sepatu di Tepi Danube”
  • Italian: “Scarpe sulla passeggiata del lungodanubio”
  • Italian: “Scarpe sulla riva del Danubio”
  • Korean: “다뉴브강가의 신발들”
  • Persian: “کفش‌ها در کرانه دانوب”
  • Polish: “Buty na brzegu Dunaju”
  • Russian: “Туфли на набережной Дуная”
  • Russian: “Туфли на набережной”
  • Serbian: “Ципеле на обали Дунава”
  • Spanish: “Zapatos a orillas del Danubio”
  • Spanish: “Zapatos en la orilla del Danubio”
  • Swedish: “Skorna på Donaustranden”
  • Turkish: “Tuna kıyısındaki ayakkabılar”
  • Turkish: “Tuna Kıyısındaki Ayakkabılar”
  • Ukrainian: “Взуття на річці Дунай”
  • Vietnamese: “Giày đi dạo trên sông Danube”

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