The Ball Games Hall situated at the south end of the royal-palace gardens was designed by Bonifac Wohlmuth and Ulrico Aostalli de Salla and built between 1567 and 1569. As is apparent from its name, the building was intended for ball games which became very popular during the reign of Ferdinand I. in the 16th century.
 
The Ball Games Hall is one of the largest surviving complete examples of Renaissance architecture in Prague. Inspired by Antiquity, the designers however did not completely adhere to the original model: instead of an even number of columns invariably appearing on the facades of classical buildings they used eleven columns unterspersed by ten decorated fields featuring sgraffito images of alegorical figures representing various sciences, arts and virtues.
 
In 1723, the hall was converted into a riding school and stables, during the reign of the emperor Joseph II it was was used as a military warehouse. Following the Second World War it was reconstructed by the Czech architect Pavel Janák, the restorations of the sgrafitto facade were the work of Josef Wagner in 1952. Until 1989, the Ball Game Hall was hidden from the public in the unaccessible Royal Gardens. Nowadays it is mostly used for cultural events such as exhibitions, concerts and social galas.