Perched on the shadowed fringe of Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest, Pura Prajapati stands as a silent witness to centuries of life, death and the thin veil between them. Built around 1350AD, this moss cloaked cremation temple is one of the forest’s three ancient sanctuaries, yet its presence carries a weight far beyond stone and mortar.

St Mary’s Church in Warwick, England, is a stunning example of medieval architecture with a history stretching back nearly 900 years. Founded in 1123AD by Roger de Beaumont, the 2nd Earl of Warwick, it was built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon church and quickly became a powerful religious and political hub.