City Beautiful movement
Planners proposed a public plaza at the south entrance of the city hall called "Victoria Square". The space was to be an urban square with diagonal walkways meeting at a central statue of Queen Victoria, its proposed namesake. The plan was never executed and a smaller space was allocated in front of the building by Queen Street. The City Beautiful movement influenced Toronto planning as well in the early 20th century, and a plan was formulated for a grand thoroughfare from Queen Street at City Hall to Front Street that would have been called "Federal Avenue". It, too, was never built, though the City Beautiful movement did influence the urban design principles of nearby University Avenue.