Pasaz Rozy

Exploring Piotrkowska Street, don't miss this wonderful alleyway at No.3, Pasaż Róży (Rosa's Passage), whose walls are entirely covered in fragmented mirrors. It is only open between 8 am and 10 pm, and it is best experienced in sunlight anyway, as the shards reflect patterns onto the ground and onto visitors. It has a wonderful story too. Created by artist Joanna Rajkowska (b.1968; the same artist who did the Palm Tree in Warsaw) to reflect the light of the sky into an otherwise dark passage. It also has a personal significance, for it symbolizes the passage of the artist's young daughter from blindness to sight as she undergoes treatment for a type of eye cancer, retinoblastoma. Lots of photo opportunities here, in fact it may be the most photographed site in Łódź, and it will reward the curious traveler who likes seeking out hidden places - then pop across Piotrkowska and check out the ceilings in the 1828 Church of the Holy Spirit (Parafia Zesłania Ducha Świętego) before it is renovated! #pasazrozy #lodz #poland