古刹历经千年风化，虽仍庄严肃穆，但寺内一石一瓦都看上去不堪一击。指尖无意间的触碰都让一块石灰岩破碎滑落。
After thousands of years of weathering, the temple as solemn andawe-inspiring in its nature, the stones and tiles within seem so fragile thatone accidental finger touch would cause the collapse of a limestone.
这句话语法上对吗？可以这么翻吗？
the temple as solemn and awe-inspiring in its nature算是什么结构？
插入语或插入句中as的使用方法都有什么？
这是中文翻译英文，译者试图用as引导让步从句，翻译“虽仍庄严肃穆”，但as从句结构错误，正确的as从句应该为：solemn and awe-inspiring as the temple is, 介词短语in its nature是多余，可以删去。
纵览这段中文，这应该是某个人的游记或小说中描写的情景，而不像是说话人描述庙宇目前的情况，所以整句话应该用过去时态。我尝试修改如下：
After thousands of years of weathering, solemn and awe-inspiring as the temple was, the stones and tiles within seemed so fragile that one accidental finger touch would cause the collapse of a limestone.
