Sixty pairs of iron shoes stand along the Danube embankment, just north of the Parliament building. They are sized for men, women, and children. Period styles — lace-ups, heels, small boots — are cast in precise detail and fixed to the stone parapet at the edge of the water. The memorial commemorates the thousands of Jews murdered here during the final months of the war.
The location is more powerful than any enclosed museum space could be. The river is right there; the city carries on behind you. Visitors leave candles and flowers inside the shoes, particularly around Holocaust memorial days. It is a short walk from the Parliament building and should not be missed.