City Hall (Victoria)

 municipality, town hall

Victoria's City Hall is a three-storey Second Empire Style brick and stone public building on the corner of Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue. It is the earliest surviving municipal hall in British Columbia constructed between 1878 and 1891.

The building's location at the corner of Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue (originally considered to be well outside of the city centre), mansard roof, three distinct facades, and tall clock tower make Victoria City Hall one of the most significant landmarks in the Old Town District. It was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1977 because it remains one of the best surviving examples of public architecture in the Second Empire style in western Canada.

Interestingly, City Hall was intended for demolition with the construction of Centennial Square in 1963; however, the hall remains as a major marker for the Douglas Street entrance into the square.