Cellar. Castle Baths. Stairs

Historical names: Łaźnie zamkowe.
Other names: The Roman Bathhouse
Time of construction: 1928
Architects: Tadeusz Dachowski (?)

Description:
The most modern undertaking in the Łańcut castle of the last ordinate of Alfred Antoni Potocki in the 20th-century interwar period was the construction of the so-called Roman Baths in 1928 in part of the basement. They were accessed from the northern, single-story corridor. Another way of communication between the baths and all floors was through the elevator. This recreational complex, consisting of vaulted chambers lined with porcelain tiles or wainscot and embellished with painted decorations, was intended for broadly understood physical renewal: exercise, massage, and hydrotherapy. They have a whole system of modern bathtubs and balneological and gymnastic equipment. The baths were decorated exquisitely: they are accessed by wide, sumptuous stairs. The waiting room and the bar with painted decorations on the walls and ceilings, with heavy curtains between the rooms, are discreetly illuminated by wall lamps. There are leather club armchairs and sofas, and the bar has a tall counter and stools. The ordinate invited his guests to the baths - being there became one of the attractions in Łańcut. Wooden, single-flight stairs with eighteen steps and metal rods lead to the Castle's Bathhouse. The staircase is vaulted with wooden plinth panelling with simple handrails. It has walls and a vault with painted decorations - on the walls, there are pseudo-cartouches where four wall lamps are mounted; between them, there is a stylised floral flagellum at the end with stylised Tritons. There is an illusionist decoration on the front wall depicting a fountain with the sea in the background and flying birds enclosed in a painted frame with motifs of fantastic sea creatures, rocaille and reeds.

Cholewianka-Kruszyńska Aldona, Łańcut. Dzieje rezydencji Potockich, Bosz, 2009, pp. 125-126 Paterak Marta, Łaźnie i elektroterapia w zamku w Łańcucie, Biuletyn GBL, No. 349, 1994, p. 83 Piotrowski Józef, Zamek w Łańcucie: zwięzły opis dziejów i zbiorów, Lviv 1933, p. 45 Silber J.S, /Inwentarz fideikomisowy/, 1932, typescript, MZŁ Archive, R/55, k.96

Aldona Cholewianka-Kruszyńska