At the bottom of the terraces is Victor Vasarely's artwork Hexa Grace, made of multi coloured tiles.
[1] The gardens were founded in the late 19th century and formed the largest public space in Monaco in the 1950s.
[2] The gardens are frequently used to display large public artworks.
The trees washingtonia robusta and brachychiton populneus are prominent in the gardens.
[1] A 1959 report on the gardens noted a long avenue of palm trees, in addition to flower beds, bottle trees, and cacti thriving in the frost free subtropic environment.