No 7 Temple

Hello again to Forgotten Temples of Cambodia. We're in Sambor Prekhu, a complex that has many, many, many, many, many temples and it's just overload for my little brain. I'm a bit like Winnie the Pooh on the brain front. And this temple doesn't even have a name, it's just number 7. A bit like a fine perfume maybe. And it certainly is fine. We walked past it and I'm compelled to film it because it's just grabbed me. It is a stunner this one. Although this will be a brief video. It's octagonal, which is different. It has basque reliefs on every single side. But inside it's an absolute gem and I'm bursting to tell you. So let's get in there. Right. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 steps takes us into number 7. And this is heart-stoppingly good. Just wow. Look at this. What you have in front of you is an enormous plinth and for the first time, it's the first time I've seen that. It's the first time I've seen an octagonal one, which this is. You'll see that in a moment. But it's the first time the floor's been here. Now I have been fortunate enough to go to Pompeii and see what was left after Vesuvius got to it. And it reminds me of that so much. It's frozen in time. You can imagine a giant statue being there. And with this flooring on this very floor, maybe some of it's been replaced. We have to be fair. They would have stood. But certainly on this edging, I'll tap with my foot here. And if I actually just kick my shoe off. There we go. Get off shoe. That'll give you an idea as to the size. It's big. It's really big. And it is a beautiful place to be. Just incredible. But imagine, not only the people coming here for the blessings and the jostics going and the chanting. Imagine what that statue would have been like. It would have been... I get a bit sad when I think of what could have been to walk in as I now have the entrance to my back. And to have seen whatever it was, for we will never know, stood here once. And was the whole reason for this beautiful temple. And wasn't that inside something else? Now, there is an awful lot of temples here. And I do mean a lot, a lot, a lot. But this one, we were going to walk by it. But I just couldn't. I had to ask Sven, could we shoot this one? Because it has, as you're probably seeing now, as the twinkle of the sunlight gently fades from the lens. There we go. It's an octagon. I think it's one of those things in life. You've got to be here to see this one. He is just fascinating. There's something about him. He's strong. He's just got me. I do get enthused by some of them. Oh, there's the jolly sun again blocking us out. But there is a reason. Let me get in here, see if we can take out the sun. And we'll look up at what you can see. Now, this is just one of his eight sides. But on every side, there is relief artwork, which isn't too clear. So let's have a look and see what I can show you. And here, as we continue the second half around, I mean, unique, this chap has it in piles. I mean, he's a bloody octagon. Wow. Never seen one. Carvings every single side. Yes, yes, yes. And that interior is just what blew me away. He is number seven. And that's it. A temple with almost no name. On this channel, we do have one, which we couldn't locate the name. But it just shows you, you see, there's so many of them here. Let's have a look at this carving because it looks that much better. Oh, he's quite made my day. He really has. So let's complete the 360. This gentleman, he demands, commands that we give him respect. We give him the full spin. Just wow. I absolutely adore this one. He's so different, so unique in so many different subtle ways. He's been an absolute pleasure to meet. So that was number seven. And honestly, if this was a person I would walk up to and I would hug it. It has put such a broad smile across my face. We're walking through so many of the temples in this major complex. But this one, as I say, is just number seven. But to me, he's so much more than just the number. I adore this temple. This, as always, has been Mr. B of Forgotten Temples of Cambodia. So don't you be forgetting to come and collect your ticket. Because the train will be pulling out again with another video of a fantastic temple soon. Until next time, have a superb day.