Sunday, January 27, 2013

2005 | GYULA PAUER & CAN TOGAY | SHOES ON THE DANUBE PROMENADE | 27 JANUARY 2013 | INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY |

27 GENNAIO 2013 | GIORNO DELLA MEMORIA

2005 | Shoes On The Danube Promenade | Gyula Pauer & Can Togay
Budapest,  Hungary
Source: TrekEarth | Photo by Alli Hemingway

The Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a memorial created by Gyula Pauer and Can Togay on the bank of the Danube River in Budapest. It honors the Jews who were killed by fascist Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest during World War II. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. It represents their shoes left behind on the bank.
Source: Wikipedia