Editing Sydney Opera House (section)

====Completion and cost====
The Opera House was formally completed in 1973, having cost [[Australian dollar|$]]102&nbsp;million.<ref>New South Wales Government, Department of Commerce, [http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-30] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126044007/http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-30|date=26 November 2014}} Accessed 3 December 2014</ref> H.R. "Sam" Hoare, the Hornibrook director in charge of the project, provided the following approximations in 1973:
Stage I: podium Civil & Civic Pty Ltd approximately $5.5m.
Stage II: roof shells M.R. Hornibrook (NSW) Pty Ltd approximately $12.5m.
Stage III: completion The Hornibrook Group $56.5m.
Separate contracts: stage equipment, stage lighting and organ $9.0m. Fees and other costs: $16.5m.

The original cost and scheduling estimates in 1957 projected a cost of [[Australian pound|£]]3,500,000 ($7&nbsp;million) and completion date of 26 January 1963 ([[Australia Day]]).<ref name="PJones"/> In reality, the project was completed ten years late and 1,357% [[over budget]] in real terms.