The driveway from the Moika River leads us between the two residential buildings to the front yard of the Capella Concert Hall. There is also the Tsar's Pavilion, which was restored almost anew after the German bombing during the Leningrad blockade. This site has retained its wedge-shaped shape since the time of Peter the Great, when the banks of the Moika River were mapped to the young capital of the Russian Empire.

At the beginning of the XIX century, at the request of the then director of the Chapel D. S. Bortnyansky, this plot of St. Petersburg land was bought by the state for court choristers. Previously, the musicians lived near the Admiralty Canal, and went to the Winter Palace for rehearsals. Constant long walks, combined with the capricious St. Petersburg weather, led to frequent colds among singers, especially children. When the Capella got a whole complex of buildings at its disposal, the choirs were able to move along the inner corridors of the complex of buildings, not only perform and rehearse, but also live in the adjacent buildings. Many great Russian composers grew up and gained mastery here.

Connecting Palace Square with Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street, the Chapel courtyards perfectly fit into the toponymy of St. Petersburg, especially after the Pevchesky Bridge over the Moika River was built in 1840.

In 1999-2000, this area was completely renovated and decorated. A summer cafe, a mini-hotel of the same name, is open in the courtyard, and concerts are held here in the summer, including free concerts.