KSA Business: Saudi Arabia to build its version of Champs-Elysees in Diriyah – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Saudi Arabia to build its version of Champs-Elysees in Diriyah – Gulf Digital News

Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) plans to implement the kingdom's own version of France’s world-famous Champs-Elysees.

Plans for the ambitious project wasa announced during the Saudi-French Strategic Partnership for Designing Sustainable Cities for Tomorrow tour in Riyadh by DGDA CEO Jerry Inzerillo, said an Arab News report.

DGDA is spearheading an ambitious $50 billion programme to restore, preserve and celebrate Diriyah as the beating cultural heart of Saudi Arabia with a diverse collection of museums and cultural institutes, hotels and lifestyle, retail and F&B units.

Inzerillo said Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman wanted to connect the cultural identity and the heritage of Diriyah Gate 1 to the university (King Saud University) in Diriyah Gate 2, thereby connecting the Kingdom’s past and its present with its future.

The project will draw inspiration from Champs-Elysees, but will highlight Saudi Arabia's history and heritage. It is envisaged the avenue will include a contemporary art museum, convention centre, opera house, and mosques along its route.

The boulevard project will fall under the Diriyah Gate 2 project but full details on the scale of the project have yet to be released. According to the authority the project is still in its early stages and has