Azrieli Towers, Tel Aviv

The Azrieli Center is a group of three skyscrapers in Tel Aviv — round, triangular and square — whose shapes also form its logo. Designed by the architect Eli Attia, the Circular Tower (187 m, 49 floors) and the Triangular Tower (169 m) opened in 1999, followed by the Square Tower (154 m) in 2007. A fourth building, the 323-metre Spiral Tower, is rising next to them and is set to become the tallest building in Israel.

At the base is the Azrieli Mall, one of the busiest shopping centres in the country, with dozens of shops and about thirty restaurants and cafés under a glass roof. The top floor of the Circular Tower holds an indoor observation deck and a restaurant with views over Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean; check the current opening hours before you go, as it is closed on some days.

The towers stand beside the Ayalon Highway and Tel Aviv HaShalom railway station, with light-rail and many bus lines nearby; the beach is about a 30-minute walk away. They are especially photogenic at night, when the façades are lit up.