This article reviews all the conceptions of centrality in the master-plans elaborated for Beirut throughout the century and highlights the un-planned evolutions of the city. It ends by questioning which system of centrality should be adopted for the new city.Tabet Jade. La ville imparfaite. Le concept de centralité urbaine dans les projets d’aménagement et de reconstruction de Beyrouth. In: Reconstruire Beyrouth. Les paris sur le possible
