The building is designed by the Russian architect Nikolay Krasnov, the most important representative of the academic historicism in the Serbian interwar architecture. Due to the importance that the building has as an anthological work of Belgrade academic interwar architecture, it represents the
cultural heritage as the
cultural monument. The building is conceived as the monumental object at the crossroads of the busy Knez Miloš Street and Nemanjina Street. It has the square-shaped basis with the spacious inner courtyard. The interior was designed according to its purpose. The exquisite artistry of the facades reflects in the richness of the decorative architectural plastic, a number of details, studied ratio between the masses. The dynamic facades, designed in the style of
academism, have massive
pilasters, between the first and the second floor windows. The most luxurious is the corner part of the building, where the vertical effect is underlined by the
dome with the bronze sculpture on its top – the personification of
Mother Serbia). This sculpture, as well as other free standing sculptures on the facades of the building, Fertility with cornucopia, Crafts, Industry and Mercury were the works of a sculptor
Đorđe Jovanović. The choice of motifs and the symbols of the facade sculptures as well as the symbolism of the motifs was determined by the activity of the institution the building was initially intended for, the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ==Gallery==