In 1866 the Tauride Garden was opened to the public, and became a favorite spot with city dwellers for walks and children's games. Artists held exhibitions here and free concerts were held, while in winter the ponds were extremely popular with ice-skaters - indeed the winter season skating there became known as "Tauride skating". Later in the 20th century sports facilities and attractions were put in.

During the Siege of Leningrad the Tauride Garden was used for the same purpose as many of St. Petersburg's other gardens, being turned into a vegetable garden to provide food for the city's desperate inhabitants. Also located here were garages repairing the trucks and other automobiles used to transport food and people along the Road of Life. The Tauride Garden was substantially damaged during the war, as a German bomber plane crash-landed on it on November 5, 1941. After the war the Tauride Garden was restored, and in 1962 a Monument to the Young Heroes of the Defense of Leningrad was unveiled.

In June 2003 the Parliamentary Avenue was opened as a present to St. Petersburg on its 300th anniversary. The dedication ceremony involved parliamentary heads from CIS countries as well as representatives of European parliaments. Recently the Garden has acquired statues of Tchaikovsky and the poet Sergei Esenin.

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