I'm deeply touched by the sight of this memorial , it's worth sharing with all of you ....Those are cast iron shoes, all 60 pairs of them. The memorial was created by artist Gyula Pauer to commerates the Jewish people who were summarily executed and whose bodies were then dumped in the Danube river. Though not a Jewish hismself, he wants everyone to remember the tragic event that took place in Hungary during WWII... read more
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simpathyque ce clichés pour ma part j'aurai un peu plus casser l'angle de prise de vue...
This is a great memorial. Thanks for your touching background story and the wonderful picture. May they rest in peace.
Very poignant and very important. Great entry Kris.
that is a very powerful image and a very meaningful memorial, an excellent visualization of the lives lost! Great photo Kris, thank you!
Yes, a very sad moment in history, but a very nice memorial.
Kris, wow this is one of the best memorials I think I have seen. This expresses such innocents, it’s beautiful and real.
Thanks, what a brilliant and unbelievably sad memorial. I'm glad you showed it to us.
a wonderful memorial made even more so with this shot of yours. emo gila this shot!
merci/thanks all for the wonderful comments :)
I like this photo is very powerfull.
Thanks for the memorial , I am shocked.
That's a neat way to do a memorial. Shoes that can't be filled anymore.
Great shot and great memorial.
Wow wat a creative memorial with cast iron shoes...
People forget very easily and very soon. This can be good (when you want to get over horrible things) and can be bad (when sometimes we let similar things, in less megnitude of course, to happen again).
Thanks for making us think and remember.
ovelikios : couldn't agree more!
natalie : neat, that's the right word ;)
again, thanks all for visiting :)
so poignant. why is humanity so inhumane at times?
wow..great shot, Kris!
sad about the war, though..and it still continues today, huh? though in another soil... :S
That is a stunning memorial with a great deal of impact. My heritage is from Hungary and I can't help but wonder if my grandparents may have known one of the men or women who walked in those shoes. Thank you for sharing.
freckled one,
welcome! Unfortunately, no names were stated anywhere at the memorial. You may try to search on-line for any records :)
maiylah,
yes I agree and that's WW3 ..
sally,
apparently we still havent found the answer yet. Look at the world today ..
Thanks again all for your wonderful comments :)
very moving post - I like this sculpture a lot - my firs thought was - where is everyone - I thought those were real shoes - now I know and I am sad it happened but I am glad someone took the time to put this memorial together so that we will not forget - we must not forget - hopefully the U.S. will do more to prevent bloodshed of innocent lives and not just start wars for oil.
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