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Mercat Cross
Aberdeen's Mercat Cross has been standing in Castlegate since 1686, and it has seen quite a bit in those three-plus centuries. The hexagonal structure, 21 feet across and 18 feet high, is topped by a white marble unicorn…
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The Archibald Simpson
The Archibald Simpson on Castle Street is one of those places where the building tells a better story than the menu. This Grade A-listed former bank, designed by its namesake architect in 1839, is one of Aberdeen's most …
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Robert Burn's Statue
The bronze statue of Robert Burns in Union Terrace Gardens captures Scotland's national poet in a thoughtful moment, holding a daisy in his hand. That detail isn't random. It's a direct reference to his poem "To a Mounta…
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Aberdeen Culture Quest
90 min · EN
Places on this quest: Robert Burn's Statue · The Archibald Simpson
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