pallolajeissa

Pallolajeissa refers to an architectural style and a time period in construction in Ghana, specifically in the coastal region. The term is derived from the Akwamu language, which was spoken in the region. Pallolajeissa style is characterized by the use of rectangular houses with rectangular or square towers, often at the corners of the house. The design is believed to have originated in the 17th century during the Akwamu Empire.

Construction during this period employed local materials such as stone and wood. The use of similar techniques and materials resulted in a homogenous appearance of buildings across the region. Pots and pans hung on poles to create hanging facades around the entrances of the houses. The use of aprons in front of windows symbolized native headmen's warriors.

The Pallolajeissa period saw the development of fortification structures in the coastal regions. These walls typically followed the contours of the existing settlements rather than forming a deliberate structure to enclose them. Pictorial evidence of houses from this period shows them with six or eight pots and pans on the pole with three remedial poles to the right of the polygonous entrance, similar to a water picture in protestor constructions.

Very few of these structures remain intact today, however architectural historians still study the many snapshots that still reside in our nation's walls.