ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ kˈɜːnəl dɹˈæɡɑːʃ dᵻlˈɑːʃvɪk, hˌuː wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz, ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd pˈɛtɹəvˌæɹɐdˌɪn fˈɑːɹ tˈuː bjˈuːɾifəl tə sˈʌfɚ ðə fˈeɪt ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz ænd spˈɛɹd ɪt.
The engineer Colonel Dragoš Đelošević, who was responsible for the destruction of the fortresses, regarded Petrovaradin far too beautiful to suffer the fate of the other fortresses and spared it.