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": "Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)",
"date": "1627",
"department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
"id": 80084,
"image_url": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/c8ee825f-bc8c-c76b-1f05-5d692d9a6b47/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
"medium": "Oil on canvas",
"title": "The Crucifixion"
},
"city": "paris",
"country": "FR",
"elevation": {
"dataset": "srtm90m",
"elevation": 44.0,
"latitude": 48.8566,
"longitude": 2.3522
},
"generated_at": "2026-08-12T08:06:11.314489Z",
"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": "pleasant",
"poem_of_the_moment": {
"author": "Robert Burns",
"line_count": "20",
"lines": [
"O THOU unknown, Almighty Cause",
" Of all my hope and fear!",
"In whose dread presence, ere an hour,",
" Perhaps I must appear!",
"",
"",
"If I have wander’d in those paths",
" Of life I ought to shun,",
"As something, loudly, in my breast,",
" Remonstrates I have done;",
"",
"",
"Thou know’st that Thou hast formed me",
" With passions wild and strong;",
"And list’ning to their witching voice",
" Has often led me wrong.",
"",
"",
"Where human weakness has come short,",
" Or frailty stept aside,",
"Do Thou, All-Good-for such Thou art—",
" In shades of darkness hide.",
"",
"",
"Where with intention I have err’d,",
" No other plea I have,",
"But, Thou art good; and Goodness still",
" Delighteth to forgive."
],
"title": "19. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death"
},
"success": true,
"sun": {
"astronomical_twilight_begin": "2026-08-12T02:26:55+00:00",
"astronomical_twilight_end": "2026-08-12T21:24:22+00:00",
"civil_twilight_begin": "2026-08-12T04:03:56+00:00",
"civil_twilight_end": "2026-08-12T19:47:21+00:00",
"day_length": 52567,
"nautical_twilight_begin": "2026-08-12T03:19:10+00:00",
"nautical_twilight_end": "2026-08-12T20:32:07+00:00",
"solar_noon": "2026-08-12T11:55:38+00:00",
"sunrise": "2026-08-12T04:37:35+00:00",
"sunset": "2026-08-12T19:13:42+00:00"
},
"weather": {
"humidity": 33,
"temperature_c": 24.2,
"wind_speed_kmh": 5.4
}
}