The names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 attacks , as well as six people who died in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 , are emblazoned across bronze panels ringing the pools . The One World Trade Center building is now nearly 3,000 stories tall , reaching just over 1,244 feet . It is just 6 feet shy of the Empire State Building . Building will hit just over 1,244 feet by way of a mast fixed to its peak , making it the nation 's tallest . the Sears Tower , formerly The Willis Tower , is the country 's current record holder .
The One World Trade Center building is now nearly 3,000 stories tall , reaching just over 1,244 feet . It is just 6 feet shy of the Empire State Building . Building will hit just over 1,244 feet by way of a mast fixed to its peak , making it the nation 's tallest . the Sears Tower , formerly The Willis Tower , is the country 's current record holder .