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": "Berenice Abbott\nAmerican, 1898–1991",
"date": "March 23, 1938",
"department": "Photography and Media",
"id": 125509,
"image_url": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e76986d1-47db-043e-49a3-7e0a4c89a5eb/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
"medium": "Gelatin silver print",
"title": "Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey. Foot of Liberty St., Manhattan, March 23, 1938"
},
"city": "paris",
"country": "FR",
"elevation": {
"dataset": "srtm90m",
"elevation": 44.0,
"latitude": 48.8566,
"longitude": 2.3522
},
"generated_at": "2026-10-03T23:30:14.823406Z",
"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": "Edgar Allan Poe",
"line_count": "14",
"lines": [
"Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,",
" The angels, whispering to one another,",
"Can find, among their burning terms of love,",
" None so devotional as that of \"Mother,\"",
"Therefore by that dear name I long have called you--",
" You who are more than mother unto me,",
"And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you,",
" In setting my Virginia's spirit free.",
"My mother--my own mother, who died early,",
" Was but the mother of myself; but you",
"Are mother to the one I loved so dearly,",
" And thus are dearer than the mother I knew",
"By that infinity with which my wife",
" Was dearer to my soul than its soul-life."
],
"title": "To My Mother"
},
"success": true,
"sun": {
"astronomical_twilight_begin": "2026-10-03T04:07:57+00:00",
"astronomical_twilight_end": "2026-10-03T19:11:15+00:00",
"civil_twilight_begin": "2026-10-03T05:21:46+00:00",
"civil_twilight_end": "2026-10-03T17:57:26+00:00",
"day_length": 41761,
"nautical_twilight_begin": "2026-10-03T04:45:11+00:00",
"nautical_twilight_end": "2026-10-03T18:34:02+00:00",
"solar_noon": "2026-10-03T11:39:36+00:00",
"sunrise": "2026-10-03T05:51:36+00:00",
"sunset": "2026-10-03T17:27:37+00:00"
},
"weather": {
"humidity": 68,
"temperature_c": 16.2,
"wind_speed_kmh": 6.6
}
}