Pepita, Łada, Palace. Salon, katownia, spa
“Pepita”, “Łada”, “Palace”. Salon, Torture Cell, Spa

Summary/Abstract: An attempted examination of a single concrete place/non-place in Zakopane, whose history depicts the structure of the town as a palimpsest. Once upon a time this was the site of the “Łada” villa belonging to the Żuławski family, a salon important not only on a local scale but also on a national one. “Łada” was consumed by fire and replaced by the “Palace” modern guest house, which during the occupation was the seat of the Gestapo and became known as the “torture cell of the Podhale region”. Today, the building, bearing the same name, is advertised as a “sport, spa & wellness” centre. Site, memory and identity, and in the background: Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.

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