In the newly formed Respublica mutinensis, amidst a climate of euphoria and celebration, the Campionesi brothers returned to work on the Ghirlandina tower, adding the spire and garlands. During this period, the pedra ringadora was also placed in the Piazza Grande. Modena was inhabited by 16,000 commoners, 1,500 magnates, and 13,000 foreigners, for a total of just over thirty thousand inhabitants.
