Newspaper estimate of LA temple cost.
Tony Perry, "Mormon Temple Rises Above the Extraordinary," Los Angeles Times, January 4, 1993, accessed June 25, 2021
It’s gleaming white, cost nearly $24 million to build and has become a splashy and talked-about civic presence even before its official debut. So intense is the curiosity stirring among the general populace that more than 500,000 visitors are expected to show up during a six-week, once-in-a-lifetime open house early this year.