Kalākaua and Kapiʻolani were crowned in a coronation ceremony on February 12, 1883.[38][39][40] They were denied this in 1874 because of the civil unrest following the election. Under Minister of Finance Walter M. Gibson, the 1880 legislature appropriated $10,000 for a coronation.[41] The coronation ceremony and related celebratory events were spread out over a two-week period.[42] A special octagon-shaped pavilion and grandstand were built for the February 12, 1883, ceremony.