lag år d sg atan . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁al ley ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁its ▁vic inity ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁royal ▁ball ▁game ▁buildings ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 - 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 8 – 5 3 , ▁the ▁bigger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁theatre ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 7 ▁and ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 - 9 3 , ▁the ▁smaller ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁and ▁still ▁exist ent . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁the ▁al ley ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Don at ▁Ap ote ch ars ▁gr end ▁(" Al ley ▁of ▁Ph arm ac ist ▁Don at ") ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁Don at ▁Deutsch man ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁south - e astern - most ▁corner ▁house ▁facing ▁the ▁square ▁Kö pm ant or get . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁north - west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁is ▁the ▁T ess in ▁Palace , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁corner ▁is ▁the ▁Royal ▁Co in ▁Cab inet . ▁On ▁the ▁latter ▁location ▁was ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁a ▁restaurant ▁called ▁Sk om ak are - K äll aren , ▁C afé ▁& ▁R estaur ant ▁(" S ho em aker - Bas ement ") ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁e ating ▁houses ▁in ▁town ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁c of fer ed ▁ce iling , ▁pil aster s , ▁co ck l est ove