GET /mashup/cultural/moment
Generate a unique cultural snapshot for any city: combines current weather, a random museum artwork, a random classic poem, elevation data, light pollution levels, and sunrise/sunset times into an atmospheric moment. Perfect for creative apps, daily inspiration features, and cultural tourism tools.
city
required
City name (e.g. oslo, paris, tokyo)
| Name | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
city |
Yes | - | City name (e.g. oslo, paris, tokyo) |
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/cultural/moment?city=paris"
{
"artwork_of_the_moment": {
"artist": "Judy Fiskin\nAmerican, born 1945",
"date": "2001",
"department": "Contemporary Art",
"id": 252012,
"image_url": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/a246c1b5-77cb-f1f3-7cd0-0a4ee4665788/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
"medium": "Single-channel video, color, sound; 3 min. 22 sec.",
"title": "What We Think About When We Think About Ships"
},
"city": "paris",
"country": "FR",
"elevation": {
"dataset": "srtm90m",
"elevation": 44.0,
"latitude": 48.8566,
"longitude": 2.3522
},
"generated_at": "2026-06-26T14:03:46.891759Z",
"light_pollution": {
"aurora_suitability": "poor",
"bortle_class": 9,
"bortle_description": "Inner-city sky. Only the moon, planets, and a few bright stars visible.",
"disclaimer": "This is an estimate based on nearby population density, not satellite measurements. Actual light pollution may vary due to terrain, local lighting, and atmospheric conditions.",
"latitude": 48.8566,
"longitude": 2.3522,
"methodology": "Bortle class estimated from weighted population within 100km. Closer cities contribute more. Accurate for major cities and remote areas; less precise for suburbs and small towns.",
"naked_eye_stars": "<20",
"nearby_population": {
"nearby_cities": [
{
"country": "",
"distance_km": 0.0,
"name": "nearby city",
"population": 11000000
}
],
"nearest_city": "nearby city",
"nearest_distance_km": 0.0,
"total_population": 11000000,
"weighted_population": 11000000
},
"recommendations": [
"Drive 30-60 minutes away from the city for significantly darker skies",
"Urban light pollution makes stargazing very difficult from this location"
],
"sky_quality": "very_bad",
"sqm_estimate": 17.0
},
"mood": "warm",
"poem_of_the_moment": {
"author": "Percy Bysshe Shelley",
"line_count": "9",
"lines": [
"FROM THE GREEK.",
"",
"A man who was about to hang himself,",
"Finding a purse, then threw away his rope;",
"The owner, coming to reclaim his pelf,",
"The halter found; and used it. So is Hope",
"Changed for Despair--one laid upon the shelf,",
"We take the other. Under Heaven's high cope",
"Fortune is God--all you endure and do",
"Depends on circumstance as much as you."
],
"title": "Circumstance"
},
"success": true,
"sun": {
"astronomical_twilight_begin": "1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00",
"astronomical_twilight_end": "1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00",
"civil_twilight_begin": "2026-06-26T03:06:08+00:00",
"civil_twilight_end": "2026-06-26T20:40:50+00:00",
"day_length": 58422,
"nautical_twilight_begin": "2026-06-26T02:05:42+00:00",
"nautical_twilight_end": "2026-06-26T21:41:16+00:00",
"solar_noon": "2026-06-26T11:53:29+00:00",
"sunrise": "2026-06-26T03:46:38+00:00",
"sunset": "2026-06-26T20:00:20+00:00"
},
"weather": {
"humidity": 27,
"temperature_c": 34.9,
"wind_speed_kmh": 11.0
}
}