A top adapted to match and close from above a cabinet and define a worktop of a laundry drying appliance, in particular a laundry dryer or a washer/dryer, the top being formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forming a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance, the top having: a drying air inlet (510; 2810) for receiving moisture-laden drying air, a drying air outlet (515; 2815) for delivering dehydrated drying air, fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated, and moisture condensing means arranged inside said fluid passageways, characterized in that the top comprises, integrally formed therein, at least one structural part of the appliance, said at least one structural part of the appliance comprising at least one of the following: - an upper half-shell of a housing (3010; 3110) of a fan operable for propelling the drying air; - a seat and a detergent/softener container, wherein the detergent/softener container is accommodated in the seat and wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer; - at least part of a condense water draining system, wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer and said at least part of a condense water draining system comprises a conduit (1005, 2605, 3425, 3640, 3740) fluidly connecting a condense water collecting means to the seat for a detergents/softener container and/or to a tub of the appliance; - a support for at least one water inlet valve (3410a, 3410b) for selectively allowing the intake of water from a water main; - at least part of a water circuit for delivering water to clean the moisture condensing means. a drying air inlet (510; 2810) for receiving moisture-laden drying air, a drying air outlet (515; 2815) for delivering dehydrated drying air, fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated, and moisture condensing means arranged inside said fluid passageways, characterized in that the top comprises, integrally formed therein, at least one structural part of the appliance, said at least one structural part of the appliance comprising at least one of the following: - an upper half-shell of a housing (3010; 3110) of a fan operable for propelling the drying air; - a seat and a detergent/softener container, wherein the detergent/softener container is accommodated in the seat and wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer; - at least part of a condense water draining system, wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer and said at least part of a condense water draining system comprises a conduit (1005, 2605, 3425, 3640, 3740) fluidly connecting a condense water collecting means to the seat for a detergents/softener container and/or to a tub of the appliance; - a support for at least one water inlet valve (3410a, 3410b) for selectively allowing the intake of water from a water main; - at least part of a water circuit for delivering water to clean the moisture condensing means. - an upper half-shell of a housing (3010; 3110) of a fan operable for propelling the drying air; - a seat and a detergent/softener container, wherein the detergent/softener container is accommodated in the seat and wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer; - at least part of a condense water draining system, wherein the laundry drying appliance is a washer/dryer and said at least part of a condense water draining system comprises a conduit (1005, 2605, 3425, 3640, 3740) fluidly connecting a condense water collecting means to the seat for a detergents/softener container and/or to a tub of the appliance; - a support for at least one water inlet valve (3410a, 3410b) for selectively allowing the intake of water from a water main; - at least part of a water circuit for delivering water to clean the moisture condensing means.