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Uffizi Gallery of Florence

0The 01i01b00Primavera02b02i00 is a painting by the 05100 05200 painter 05300, c. 1482. It is housed in 05400 of 05500.02br
00 In 1551, 05600 wrote that picture which according to him announced the arrival of spring (01i00Primavera02i00 in 05700) was in the 05800 villa in Castello, near 01i00villa de Petraia02i00. In 1477, the estate was acquired by 05900, who was a second cousin of 051000.02br
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01b00Is it correct to say Uffizi Gallery of Florence?02b02br
00I would write Uffizi Gallery in Florence. 02br
001.We don't say the White House of Washington.02br
002.We don't say Downing Street 10 of London.02br
003.We don't say the Louvre Museum of Paris. 02br
00In the above 3 sentences the correct preposition is 01b00'in'02b00 to the best of my knowledge of English. 0240hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primavera_%28Painting%29241hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ItalycItalian242hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenaissancecRenaissance243hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_BotticellicSandro Botticelli244hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UffizicUffizi Gallery245hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlorencecFlorence246hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_VasaricVasari247hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_languagecItalian248hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MedicicMedici249hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_di_Pierfrancesco_de%27_MedicicLorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici2410hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_the_MagnificentcLorenzo the Magnificent
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 01b 01i 00Primavera02i 02b 00 is a painting by the 02font 01a 01font 00Italian02font 02a 01font 00 02font 01a 01font 00Renaissance02font 02a 01font 00 painter 02font 01a 01font 00Sandro Botticelli02font 02a 01font 00, c. 1482. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00In 1551, 02font 01a 01font 00Vasari02font 02a 01font 00 wrote that picture which according to him announced the arrival of spring (01i 00Primavera02i 00 in 02font 01a 01font 00Italian02font 02a 01font 00) was in the 02font 01a 01font 00Medici02font 02a 01font 00 villa in Castello, near 01i 00villa de Petraia02i 00.

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 01b 01i 00Primavera02i 02b 00 is a painting by the 02font 01a 01font 00Italian02font 02a 01font 00 02font 01a 01font 00Renaissance02font 02a 01font 00 painter 02font 01a 01font 00Sandro Botticelli02font 02a 01font 00, c.
  • 1482.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00In 1551, 02font 01a 01font 00Vasari02font 02a 01font 00 wrote that picture which according to him announced the arrival of spring (01i 00Primavera02i 00 in 02font 01a 01font 00Italian02font 02a 01font 00) was in the 02font 01a 01font 00Medici02font 02a 01font 00 villa in Castello, near 01i 00villa de Petraia02i 00.
  • 02b 00 02font 00Such things are rather idiomatic.
  • 'Of'00 is often said.
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0Hi,02br
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0 Thanks Clive02br
00You know these better than me. I thought this article was written by a non-native speaker of English and you might not agree with it. 0-
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0 Check them on Google Books first: 02br
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