{"id":74,"date":"2018-03-12T16:49:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T16:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetberlage.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/12\/insights-from-apples-human-interface-design-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:11:17","slug":"stories-of-the-past-the-directors-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetberlage.com\/nl\/stories-of-the-past-the-directors-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of the Past: The Director&#8217;s Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The former desk of the Director of the Stock Exchange is worth how much?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you may know, the Meet Berlage is located in the former offices of the Dutch Stock Exchange, which was here from 1903-1913, at which point it moved next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The famous &#8220;Raadzaal&#8221; on the first floor, Meet Berlage&#8217;s masterpiece, used to host the board of the stock exchange \u2014<br>and lo and behold, the director&#8217;s desk is still here. 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