I think you have an interesting line of thought here, but don't underestimate the dramatic emotional power that great works of art and architecture can have on

I think you have an interesting line of thought here, but don't underestimate the dramatic emotional power that great works of art and architecture can have on us. Such stunning displays of human achievement at once connect us with the present, past, and future (reflecting on what great works you might leave behind) all at once. I know that when I visited the Louvre, for instance, I was inspired at the sheer grandiosity of the works within. Whether or not experts said it was a great place to go was irrelevant, I was awestruck either way.