The Promenade Gardens has a grisly history. It is located on a portion of Parade Ground, which was, among other things, used to hang slaves that were convicted for being involved in the 1823 East Coast Rebellion. The portion was turned into the Garden in 1853 and at one point, contained a collection of rare orchids. Today, many species of plants remain and the gardens are a lovely oasis in the city, housing various monuments to Mahatma Ghandi, the Guyana Arya Samaj and contains one of the 3 Bandstands erected in Georgetown. This Bandstand was erected in commemoration of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.