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Shoes on the Danube Bank
The Shoes on the Danube Bank in Budapest honor Hungarian Jews executed by the Arrow Cross Party in 1944/45. Sixty cast-iron shoes along the river symbolize victims forced to remove their shoes before execution. This silent memorial stands as a powerful reminder and a warning against forgetting.
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos
In the Belém district on the banks of the Tagus River you will find the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, another Lisbon attraction and monument to the maritime discoveries. It is dedicated to Henry the Navigator and was built on the 500th anniversary of his death in 1960. Translated it means "Monument to the Discoveries".
