Can Roca is a gothic manor in Tiana (Maresme) protected as a cultural asset of local interest. It is a large, quadrangular building with a four-sloped roof and corners made of stone. The facade features an adobe-arched doorway on the ground floor and three windows on each upper floor, with stone lintels and sills. Some of the upper floor windows have been reduced, and it appears as if a sundial or a shield might have once been in the center of the facade.
A carved head about thirty centimeters high is attached to the rear wall. It features a round face, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, simplified hair, and a large mustache that is both carved and painted with a simple black line. Small incised lines mark wrinkles on the forehead, and an iron tube, currently without any use, emerges from the mouth.
An important annex modifies the overall appearance of the facade, occupying the entire ground floor and extending to the height of the first floor laterally. The ground floor of this annex is formed by large, very recessed arches supported by pillars, while the upper floor consists of an arcade of pointed arches. A typical gothic window, in the form of a lobed conopial arch with worked figures, is located on the side and exterior of the building, which may indicate a construction prior to the current one.
A date of "1676" is inscribed in stone on a lateral annex under the porch, though it is not known what it corresponds to.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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