Among the world's most beautiful skyscrapers by design: Al Hamra (413m, Kuwait's tallest) with its carved twisting body — as if a sculptor cut its southern face to shade it from desert sun; global architecture journals ranked it among the decade's finest towers. Its base is an upscale center of cinema and dining while the tower is offices — public ascent isn't standard, the exterior being the icon; finest frames come from Gulf Road near sunset; steps from Souq Sharq and the seafront.