A component for a gas turbine engine comprising: a wall portion including an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one cooling circuit (100C;200C) defined by the wall portion including a plurality of pedestals (132;232) extending across the cooling circuit (100C;200C), wherein a width of the cooling circuit (100C;200C) decreases in a downstream direction; at least one cooling fluid inlet extending through the interior surface and in fluid communication with the cooling circuit (100C;200C); and at least one cooling fluid outlet extending through the exterior surface and in fluid communication with the cooling circuit (100C;200C), wherein: the plurality of pedestals (132;232) define a plurality of pedestal rows (136,140,144;156,160,164) each including multiple pedestals (132;232) and extending between the at least one cooling fluid inlet and the at least one cooling fluid outlet; a center row (136;156) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is symmetric about a middle centerline (138;158) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the center row (136;156); and a first row (140;160) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is located on a first side of the center row (136;156) and includes a first centerline (142;162) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the first row (140;160) that is non-parallel to the middle centerline (138;158); and characterized in that each pedestal (132;232) in the plurality of pedestals of each one of the pedestal rows contains a width and the width of each subsequent pedestal of the pedestal row from the at least one cooling fluid inlet to the at least one cooling fluid outlet decreases such that a minimum distance between adjacent pedestals (123;232) in adjacent rows (136,140,144; 156,160,164) is constant throughout the cooling circuit (100C;200C). a wall portion including an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one cooling circuit (100C;200C) defined by the wall portion including a plurality of pedestals (132;232) extending across the cooling circuit (100C;200C), wherein a width of the cooling circuit (100C;200C) decreases in a downstream direction; at least one cooling fluid inlet extending through the interior surface and in fluid communication with the cooling circuit (100C;200C); and at least one cooling fluid outlet extending through the exterior surface and in fluid communication with the cooling circuit (100C;200C), wherein: the plurality of pedestals (132;232) define a plurality of pedestal rows (136,140,144;156,160,164) each including multiple pedestals (132;232) and extending between the at least one cooling fluid inlet and the at least one cooling fluid outlet; a center row (136;156) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is symmetric about a middle centerline (138;158) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the center row (136;156); and a first row (140;160) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is located on a first side of the center row (136;156) and includes a first centerline (142;162) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the first row (140;160) that is non-parallel to the middle centerline (138;158); and characterized in that each pedestal (132;232) in the plurality of pedestals of each one of the pedestal rows contains a width and the width of each subsequent pedestal of the pedestal row from the at least one cooling fluid inlet to the at least one cooling fluid outlet decreases such that a minimum distance between adjacent pedestals (123;232) in adjacent rows (136,140,144; 156,160,164) is constant throughout the cooling circuit (100C;200C). the plurality of pedestals (132;232) define a plurality of pedestal rows (136,140,144;156,160,164) each including multiple pedestals (132;232) and extending between the at least one cooling fluid inlet and the at least one cooling fluid outlet; a center row (136;156) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is symmetric about a middle centerline (138;158) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the center row (136;156); and a first row (140;160) of the plurality of pedestal rows (136... 164) is located on a first side of the center row (136;156) and includes a first centerline (142;162) extending through a plurality of pedestals (132;232) along the first row (140;160) that is non-parallel to the middle centerline (138;158); and characterized in that each pedestal (132;232) in the plurality of pedestals of each one of the pedestal rows contains a width and the width of each subsequent pedestal of the pedestal row from the at least one cooling fluid inlet to the at least one cooling fluid outlet decreases such that a minimum distance between adjacent pedestals (123;232) in adjacent rows (136,140,144; 156,160,164) is constant throughout the cooling circuit (100C;200C).