Presidential Office Building (Kyiv)
The Presidential Office Building (Ukrainian: Будинок Секретаріату Президента) is an architectural monument of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The building is the main office of the Office of the President of Ukraine and of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
| Presidential Office Building | |
|---|---|
Будинок Секретаріату Президента | |
The Bankova façade | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical style and Ukrainian Baroque |
| Address | 11 Bankova vulytsia |
| Town or city | Kyiv |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Current tenants | - Office of the President of Ukraine - RNBO |
| Construction started | 1936 |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Owner | Kyiv Military District (1939-1941) Kyiv General-Komissariat (1941-1943) Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (1943-1991) Government of Ukraine (1991-) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Serhiy Grigoriev |
It is located at 11 Bankova vulytsia and was initially a reconstruction of the Kyiv Military District headquarters that was built sometime in the 1870s to Oleksandr Shile's design. The building is considered the peak of an architectural artistic work and was built after all government institutions of the Ukrainian SSR were transferred to Kyiv from Kharkiv.
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