text_original: Of all these edifices — a strange medley of architectural styles, now almost forgotten, daringly constructed in apparently inac  cessible spots — but a few ruins remained to bear witness alike to the power and the impotence of man.
text_transcription: OF ALL THESE EDIFICES A STRANGE MEDLEY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES NOW ALMOST FORGOTTEN DARINGLY CONSTRUCTED IN APPARENTLY INACCESSIBLE SPOTS BUT A FEW RUINS REMAINED TO BEAR WITNESS ALIKE TO THE POWER AND THE IMPOTENCE OF MEN
phonemes: ʌv ˈɔːl ðiːz ˈɛdɪfɪsᵻz — ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ mˈɛdli ʌv ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl stˈaɪlz, nˈaʊ ˈɔːlmoʊst fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, dˈɛɹɪŋli kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn ɐpˈæɹəntli ɪnˈæk sˈɛsᵻbəl spˈɑːts — bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː ɹˈuːɪnz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd tə bˈɛɹ wˈɪtnəs ɐlˈaɪk tə ðə pˈaʊɚ ænd ðɪ ˈɪmpətəns ʌv mˈæn.