text_original: Mighty walls, splendid palaces, baths, theaters, porticoes, and hippodrome rose as if by magic. The art treasures of Greece and Asia were poured into this new capital. The love for simplicity and exquisiteness of form soon vanished, and a demand for richness of material took its place. Statues of marble and bronze no longer satisfied the desires of the rulers; all must be of gold or silver.
text_transcription: MIGHTY WALLS SPLENDID PALACES BATHS THEATRES PORTICOES AND HIPPODROME ROSE AS IF BY MAGIC THE ART TREASURES OF GREECE AND ASIA WERE POURED INTO THIS NEW CAPITAL THE LOVE FOR SIMPLICITY AND EXQUISITENESS OF FORM SOON VANISHED AND THE DEMAND FOR RICHNESS OF MATERIAL TOOK ITS PLACE STATUES OF MARBLE AND BRONZE NO LONGER SATISFIED THE DESIRES OF THE RULERS ALL MUST BE OF GOLD OR SILVER
phonemes: mˈaɪɾi wˈɔːlz, splˈɛndɪd pˈælɪsᵻz, bˈæθs, θˈiəɾɚz, pˈɔːɹɾɪkˌoʊz, ænd hˈɪpədɹˌoʊm ɹˈoʊz æz ɪf baɪ mˈædʒɪk. ðɪ ˈɑːɹt tɹˈɛʒɚz ʌv ɡɹˈiːs ænd ˈeɪʒə wɜː pˈɔːɹd ˌɪntʊ ðɪs nˈuː kˈæpɪɾəl. ðə lˈʌv fɔːɹ sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi ænd ɛkskwˈɪsɪtnəs ʌv fˈɔːɹm sˈuːn vˈænɪʃt, ænd ɐ dᵻmˈænd fɔːɹ ɹˈɪtʃnəs ʌv mətˈɪɹiəl tˈʊk ɪts plˈeɪs. stˈætʃuːz ʌv mˈɑːɹbəl ænd bɹˈɑːnz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd ðə dɪzˈaɪɚz ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɚz; ˈɔːl mˈʌst biː ʌv ɡˈoʊld ɔːɹ sˈɪlvɚ.