text_original: This church — one of the finest pieces of Gothic architecture, as we may judge from Professor Shoenuing's book, so learnedly quoted by Spiagudry, which describes it as it was before repeated fires had laid it waste — bore upon its highest pinnacle the episcopal cross, the distinctive sign that it was the cathedral of the Lutheran bishop of Throndhjem. Beyond the town, in the blue distance, were the slender white peaks of the Kiolen Mountains, like the sharp pointed ornaments on an antique crown.
text_transcription: THIS CHURCH ONE OF THE FINEST PIECES OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AS WE MAY JUDGE FROM PROFESSOR SHUNNING'S BOOK SO LEARNEDLY QUOTED BY SPIAGADRI WHICH DESCRIBES IT AS IT WAS BEFORE REPEATED FIRES HAD LAID IT WASTE BORE UPON ITS HIGHEST PINNACLE THE EPISCOPAL CROSS THE DISTINCTIVE SIGN THAT IT WAS THE CATHEDRAL OF THE LUTHERAN BISHOP OF TRONTHEIM BEYOND THE TOWN IN THE BLUE DISTANCE WERE THE SLENDER WHITE PEAKS OF THE CUERLAN MOUNTAINS LIKE THE SHARP POINTED ORNAMENTS ON AN ANTIQUE CROWN
phonemes: ðɪs tʃˈɜːtʃ — wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaɪnɪst pˈiːsᵻz ʌv ɡˈɑːθɪk ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ, æz wiː mˈeɪ dʒˈʌdʒ fɹʌm pɹəfˈɛsɚ ʃˈuːnuːɪŋz bˈʊk, sˌoʊ lˈɜːnᵻdli kwˈoʊɾᵻd baɪ spˈaɪəɡˌʌdɹi, wˌɪtʃ dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɪɾ æz ɪt wʌz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd fˈaɪɚz hæd lˈeɪd ɪt wˈeɪst — bˈɔːɹ əpˌɑːn ɪts hˈaɪɪst pˈɪnəkəl ðɪ ᵻpˈɪskɑːpəl kɹˈɔs, ðə dɪstˈɪŋktɪv sˈaɪn ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl ʌvðə lˈuːθɜːɹən bˈɪʃəp ʌv θɹˈɑːnddʒəm. bᵻjˌɔnd ðə tˈaʊn, ɪnðə blˈuː dˈɪstəns, wɜː ðə slˈɛndɚ wˈaɪt pˈiːks ʌvðə kɪˈoʊlən mˈaʊntɪnz, lˈaɪk ðə ʃˈɑːɹp pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈɔːɹnəmənts ˌɔn ɐn æntˈiːk kɹˈaʊn.