Abstract: A roll block for rolling wire, rods, pipes and flat metal material to be rolled, has a plurality of exchangeable roll stands located closely next to one another in a roll line and each having a plurality of rollers, a plurality of C-shaped frames holding the roll stands and positioned closely next to one another, turning moments transfer components provided in the C-shaped frames for driving the rollers, a number of the C-shaped frames corresponding to a maximum number of the roll stands, a common stand housing located at a drive side of the C-shaped frames and spaced therefrom, intermediate transmissions located at a front side of the common stand housing facing the C-shaped frames in a separately changeable manner, driving motors located at a rear side of the common stand housing remote from the C-shaped frames and coupled to the intermediate transmissions in a separately exchangeable manner, the intermediate transmissions and the C-shaped frames having mutually coupled shafts which bridge a spacing between