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A century of commercial growth, Gothic construction and factional conflict that brought the florin and the foundations of Santa Maria del Fiore.
This period gives a useful context for Florence's Gothic civic landscape. Work on Santa Maria del Fiore began in 1294, while the Palazzo del Popolo and the gold florin both date from 1252. Guelph and Ghibelline struggles, including the Battle of Montaperti in 1260, show that mercantile expansion did not bring political stability.
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