MERKUR Slots

MERKUR Slots is a recreation area in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. MERKUR Slots is situated nearby to the bookstore Freedom Press, as well as near the metro station Aldgate East tube station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whitechapel Gallery and Aldgate East tube station.

Whitechapel Gallery

Art gallery

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The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London.

Aldgate East tube station

Metro station

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Aldgate East is a London Underground station on Whitechapel High Street in Whitechapel, in London, England. It takes its name from the City of London ward of Aldgate, the station lying to the east of the ward.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 3,100 feet southwest of MERKUR Slots.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitechapel and Aldgate.

Whitechapel

Suburb

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Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre.

Aldgate

Quarter

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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.