Budapest Shoe Memorial by carolmw

Budapest Shoe Memorial

Created by sculptor Gyula Pauer in 2005,this memorial on the banks of the Danube between the Parliament Building and Chain Bridge,is dedicated to the Budapest Jews who suffered mass execution by Hungarian Fascists,on the banks of the river,in 1944/45,a thought-provoking memorial to the horrors of war.
Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.
Very disturbing sight - thanks for sharing !
April 8th, 2019  
a very sobering set of images.
April 8th, 2019  
I never saw this. Guess we'll have to plan a trip back.
Wonderful.
April 8th, 2019  
Heartbreaking
April 8th, 2019  
Overwhelming, really.
April 8th, 2019  
Great shots and that is so interesting but sad.
April 8th, 2019  
I like this memorial - very poignant!
April 8th, 2019  
A very poignant memorial, but it does say it all
April 8th, 2019  
Poignant and heart rending
April 8th, 2019  
Sad...
April 8th, 2019  
Wow... incredibly powerful images!
April 8th, 2019  
Very poignant.....impotional & a lovely fitting sculpture!
April 8th, 2019  
Sombre images - a powerful reminder.
April 8th, 2019  
so powerful
April 8th, 2019  
Super shots of an unusual and moving memorial.

Ian
April 8th, 2019  
So sad. Great capture … very powerful message
April 8th, 2019  
Good job in this collage. This memorial is quite moving. I was there in November and took similar shots.
April 8th, 2019  
This is such a heart wrenching memorial.
April 9th, 2019  
This memorial speaks volume. You captured it nicely. I like that you included both the single shoes of a male and of a female insert. It brings it from the group to individual people.
April 9th, 2019  
This is very powerful.
April 9th, 2019  
Fascinating :)
April 9th, 2019  
Great picture and great reminder of what racism is and can cause. Fav
April 9th, 2019  
I found this simple memorial so very poignant that I had tears in my eyes for those poor Jews who had to suffer so much during WW. May humanity does not see something like that ever ever.
April 9th, 2019  
Powerful!
April 9th, 2019  
Wow!! So interesting!
April 11th, 2019  
Wonderful memorial
April 11th, 2019  
Such a simple idea for a piece of artwork and so very powerfully evocative and poignant. And it encapsulates why art is important too, I think.
Well presented tryptich; I find the angle at which the image at top right is taken renders it particularly thought-provoking. Nicely done.
April 15th, 2019  
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