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Cultural Moment

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.

Parameters

city required

City name (e.g. oslo, paris, tokyo)

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/cultural/moment?city=paris"

Live Response 

{
  "artwork_of_the_moment": {
    "artist": "James McNeill Whistler\nAmerican, 1834-1903",
    "date": "1896",
    "department": "Prints and Drawings",
    "id": 147860,
    "image_url": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/208b52dd-f5ff-ad67-ca40-32b8e0bef2e6/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
    "medium": "Transfer lithograph in black on ivory laid paper",
    "title": "Savoy Pigeons"
  },
  "city": "paris",
  "country": "FR",
  "elevation": {
    "dataset": "srtm90m",
    "elevation": 44.0,
    "latitude": 48.8566,
    "longitude": 2.3522
  },
  "generated_at": "2026-11-01T14:04:57.390955Z",
  "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": "cool",
  "poem_of_the_moment": {
    "author": "Percy Bysshe Shelley",
    "line_count": "8",
    "lines": [
      "I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden,",
      "Thou needest not fear mine;",
      "My spirit is too deeply laden",
      "Ever to burthen thine.",
      "",
      "I fear thy mien, thy tones, thy motion,",
      "Thou needest not fear mine;",
      "Innocent is the heart's devotion",
      "With which I worship thine."
    ],
    "title": "To --"
  },
  "success": true,
  "sun": {
    "astronomical_twilight_begin": "2026-11-01T04:50:38+00:00",
    "astronomical_twilight_end": "2026-11-01T18:17:41+00:00",
    "civil_twilight_begin": "2026-11-01T06:04:34+00:00",
    "civil_twilight_end": "2026-11-01T17:03:45+00:00",
    "day_length": 35594,
    "nautical_twilight_begin": "2026-11-01T05:27:17+00:00",
    "nautical_twilight_end": "2026-11-01T17:41:03+00:00",
    "solar_noon": "2026-11-01T11:34:10+00:00",
    "sunrise": "2026-11-01T06:37:33+00:00",
    "sunset": "2026-11-01T16:30:47+00:00"
  },
  "weather": {
    "humidity": 52,
    "temperature_c": 13.8,
    "wind_speed_kmh": 9.8
  }
}
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