How much money did the Sydney Opera House cost to build?
Sydney Opera House
The cost of the project so far, even in October 1966, was still only $22.9 million, less than a quarter of the final $102 million cost. However, the projected costs for the design were at this stage much more significant.
Grand Opera House (Seattle)
Construction began March 24, 1923 on a parking garage described at the time as "the first of its kind in the Northwest" with "[p]atented ramps".
At that time it was described as $30,000 "five-story and basement" project with a capacity of 300 cars; a day before it opened on August 20, it was described as a seven-story building (6 floors and a basement) with a capacity of 350 cars, and having cost twice the original estimate. It was further described as having "heavy mill-type construction" with concrete floors, using the patented d'Humy Motoramp. The garage also included a full-service auto servicing shop. The resulting Cherry Street Garage became the third garage in the portfolio of the Griggs Garage Company, making it the largest such company in Seattle at that time.