PARIS — Saudi Arabia will spend €6 billion to build a massive entertainment complex boasting three theme parks near Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement formalizing the deal to build what the French leader called “a new global destination” at the Elysée Palace on Monday. It is expected to create 22,000 jobs, Macron said.
The massive project, which Macron said will also include hotels, catering facilities and housing for young workers and students, is being built on the former site of Mirapolis, a massive theme park that has been shuttered since 1991. Among the parks being built is one centered around manga, as POLITICO reported earlier this month.