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Joan Rivers' Upper East Side condo, worth $35 million, has floor to ceiling windows and gold-plated walls.

The comedienne described the New York apartment as somewhere 'Marie Antoinette would have lived'.

Stacks of index cards with famous jokes by Rivers, who died at 81 last week, are in every corner of the flat.

The entryway to Joan Rivers' penthouse.

To get up to the glittering penthouse, the star would have to scale this vast marble staircase helped by a carved iron rail.

The drawing room in Joan Rivers' Upper East Side condo is a sea of pink and gold velvet, with a grand piano in the corner, lit by three glittering chandeliers.

Like Rivers, who died last week at 81, the New York apartment lined with pillars and mirrors is a star of the city, valued at around $35 million.

Rivers once described her home with marble statues and cast-iron decor as 'where Marie Antoinette would live if she had the money'.

The bedroom, complete with a four poster bed and lacy drapes and a permanent stock of fresh lillies, is 'as elegant and beautiful as she was', the realtor said.

She prepared for every day as if she was going to perform, starting in this bulb-lined bathroom which resembled backstage at a theatre.

This off-shoot of the vast living area is much smaller but still a treasure trove of silver, gold and pink, with a potted orchid and a mahogany table.

This is a sneak peek inside the decadent wardrobe of the Fashion Police presenter, who revelled in slating other stars' sartorial mishaps.

Stacks of the biting and controversial jokes that made Joan Rivers a star are scattered around the apartment.

Among her extensive archive there were files of uncompleted jokes that have survived the star's tragic death after a routine vocal chords operation.