<p>A liquid crystal display device (100) is provided with: an active matrix substrate (120) having a plurality of pixel electrodes (124) arranged in matrix of a plurality of rows and columns; a counter substrate (140) having a counter electrode (144); a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer (160); and an axisymmetrical liquid crystal domain forming section (150), which forms a liquid crystal domain wherein liquid crystal molecules (162) of the liquid crystal layer (160) are axisymmetrically aligned and is positioned at the center of the liquid crystal domain. Each of the pixel electrodes (124) defines a pixel region. The axisymmetric liquid crystal domain forming section (150) is arranged corresponding to the region between the two pixel regions defined by the two adjacent pixel electrodes (124).</p>
