This past week the spire was placed on the top of the new World Trade building in New York bringing the building to a height of 1,776 feet. This makes the building the worlds third tallest building and the tallest in the United States.
The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space.