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मंगलवार, दिसंबर 16, 2025
Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom
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Westminster Abbey Engineering: From Buttresses to Weston Tower

Understand Westminster Abbey’s structure—rib vaults and buttresses—and how the Weston Tower opens the triforium to visitors today.

12/2/2025
16 min read
Modern Weston Tower rising beside Westminster Abbey stonework

Gothic is an engineering idea wearing beauty as camouflage.

Structural Kit

  • Pointed arches distribute load efficiently.
  • Rib vaults channel forces to clustered piers.
  • External buttresses counter thrust discreetly.

Buttresses

The Weston Tower

  • A contemporary glass‑and‑stone spiral to upper galleries.
  • Harmonizes with historic fabric while clarifying circulation.

Bottom Line

Form follows physics—and then becomes poetry.

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Gothic engineering
buttresses
Hawksmoor towers
Weston Tower

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