[2] The Parliament Gardens contain Namibia's first post-independence monument: a bronze-cast statue of the Herero chief Hosea Kutako.

[3] Two other Namibian nationalists are also honoured with bronze statues in the gardens: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi and Theophilus Hamutumbangela.

Due to a change to the Constitution in 2014, the number of parliamentarians had increased significantly, and so joint sittings have to be held elsewhere.

[6] Rough Guides describes the Parliament Gardens as "delightful, shady... definitely merit a stroll".

[4] The gardens are "particularly popular at lunchtimes and weekends, when students laze on the lawns poring over their books or each other.