This monumental building has a beautiful façade and long wings and is decorated with a colonnade of the Corinthian order. The architect highlighted its grandeur and monumentality with a massive entablement, a labradorite facing and four stone spheres near the entrance. The building dominates the Pechersk neighborhood and is perfectly seen from different corners of Kyiv but, despite its formidable size, does not "crush" the narrow street and looks very natural. 

It has been used for military and later political purposes for decades. When Ukraine declared independence in 1991, it became the Ukrainian president's office.
According to the Constitution of Ukraine the leading executive part of the state is the Cabinet of Ministers. It is a centre for organization of all executive and administrative activities of any kind of power. The Cabinet of Ministers is presided by the Prime-Minister that is appointed by the Verkhovna Rada; therefore the Cabinet of Ministers is under direct supervision by both Verkhovna Rada and the President of Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine consists of ministers, Deputy Prime Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister and the Prime Minister.