Created by local artists Brian Kipping and John McKinnon, Views to the City was the winner of a public art competition held by the City of Toronto in 1987. It was installed in City Hall in 1988.

Brian Kipping crafted copper and glass mosaic tiles to present a rooftop panoramic view to the east and west from the roof of City Hall. The "west" wall shows Lake Ontario, the Sunnyside Pavilion and, in the distance, Port Credit.

A crane on the "east" side of the mural belongs to the 1960s, when Toronto City Hall was under construction.

John McKinnon is a sculptor and furniture designer. He created copper, three-dimensional life-size architectural pieces that refer to the rooftops of buildings that were in existence in 19th century Toronto.

On the west wall, a pediment recalls part of the old City Hall, a spire from St. George the Martyr Church in Grange Park and a cornice that was borrowed from the past to make a comfortable bench.

On the east wall there is a cupola and another cornice.