ART WITHIN SURFACES
Artifacts Never Displayed Before and a New Addition to the Historic Westminster Abbey: AkzoNobel Coated 500 Window Frames for the Project Through Weston Tower, the first tower in 300 years to be built in Westminster Abbey, the public can access Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, an exhibition area that houses priceless historical treasures. The 500 window frames of the new tower were coated with super-durable powder coatings provided by AkzoNobel.
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estminster Abbey is one of the world’s most famous churches,
history of the UK,” stated Tomasz Kluczewski, the Regional Director
welcoming over two million worshippers and visitors every
North Europe for AkzoNobel Powder Coatings.
year. To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee, it has been
The £23 million Weston Tower is the most significant addition to
at the centre of an ambitious project: the construction of a tower to
Westminster Abbey since 1745. It is a 30 metres tall and 6 metres wide
grant access to a new area of the abbey that features an art gallery full
8-point star-shaped structure inspired by the 13th century Westminster
of magnificent artifacts. AkzoNobel collaborated with the project by
retable, England’s oldest altarpiece. The Weston Tower, designed by
providing its Interpon products, in order to coat the over 500 window
Ptolemy Dean Architects, provides staircase and lift access to the new
frames of the tower.
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, an area that has never been open to
“As the undisputed leader in powder coatings, we are very proud to
the public before.
have contributed to such a significant project, which is integral to the
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The Weston Tower.
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The windows of the Tower, their frames were coated with Interpon products.