text_original: It is built on rising ground, in a beautiful situation, looking over the Sea of Marmora on one side, towards the Princes' Islands on another, and towards Constantinople and up the Bosphorus on a third.
text_transcription: IT IS BUILT ON RISING GROUND IN A BEAUTIFUL SITUATION LOOKING OUT OVER THE SEA OF MAR MARA ON ONE SIDE TOWARD THE PRINCE'S ISLANDS ON ANOTHER AND TOWARD CONSTANTINOPLE AND UP THE BOSPHORUS ON A THIRD
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz bˈɪlt ˌɔn ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd, ɪn ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, lˈʊkɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈiː ʌv mˈɑːɹmɔːɹə ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd, təwˈɔːɹdz ðə pɹˈɪnsᵻz ˈaɪləndz ˌɔn ɐnˈʌðɚ, ænd təwˈɔːɹdz kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ænd ˌʌp ðə bˈɑːsfɔːɹəs ˌɔn ɐ θˈɜːd.