Aldgate East tube station

One of my favourite underground stations (and kicking off the new occasional Kunst Critique series 'My favourite London Underground stations') although it's hard to explain why. It's shabby and the yellow hue given off by the tiles reminds me of the inside of the smoking carriges back when smoking was still permitted on the underground (it seems amazing now and the smoking cars were truly disgusting). I like the view from the entrance/exit at both ends of the station looking down on the platforms, although possibly the best thing about it is it's only yards from the Whitechapel Gallery and Freedom Books, the anarchist bookshop.