Budapest

Shoes on the Danube Bank

The Shoes on the Danube Bank in Budapest commemorate Jewish victims murdered by members of the Arrow Cross during the Second World War. Sixty iron shoes line the riverbank, forming a simple yet powerful memorial that confronts visitors with persecution,…

Memento Park

Memento Park in Budapest displays original monuments from Hungary’s socialist era. Here you can see statues of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. After the end of communism in 1989, they were brought here to be preserved and placed in their…