It's not really irrelevant. If someone spent all that money and effort on a building and you had no windows or exposure to outside light until you left the buil

It's not really irrelevant. If someone spent all that money and effort on a building and you had no windows or exposure to outside light until you left the building, you don't think that would affect your enjoyment of the building? Especially knowing that perfectly serviceable and better alternatives exist but that's what they went with?