Shoes on the Danube Bank Cipők a Duna-parton
Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial and sculpture located in Budapest, Hungary, in Budapest District V. Created by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer in 2005 using cast iron, stone, and iron, it is one of the sights of the country on this site and ranks first by English Wikipedia lookups among the countrys sights.
Planning a visit
The memorial is open 24/7, with limited wheelchair access. It is located on the Danube Promenade near corner Zoltán utca, 1 km from Budapest and 18 km from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Nearby sights include Fisherman's Bastion at 0.8 km, Matthias Church at 0.8 km, Buda Castle at 0.9 km, Andrássy út at 2.1 km, and Vajdahunyad Castle at 3.1 km.
Temperatures range from a low of -4 °C in January to a high of 27 °C in July. Monthly rain ranges from 32 mm in February on about 8 days to 72 mm in June on about 11 days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 27 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 38 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 65 | 72 | 54 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 53 | 48 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
