About Whitechapel

This East London district is best known as the location of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. Today’s Whitechapel is one of London’s most working-class and multicultural areas. Here you will find an eclectic variety of shops and market stalls, the East London Mosque, and the Great Synagogue. One if its must-see attractions is the Whitechapel Gallery, a modern-art mecca.