POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME

Provided are a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. The polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; a pattern layer on one surface of the polarizer, the pattern layer including a high refractive index layer having at least one engraved pattern and a low refractive index layer having a filling pattern filling at least a portion of the engraved pattern; and a first protective layer. The polarizing plate has a structure in which the polarizer, the low refractive index layer, the high refractive index layer and the first protective layer are sequentially stacked in that order, or in which the polarizer, the first protective layer, the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer are sequentially stacked in that order. The first protective layer includes a base film including at least one resin of triacetylcellulose, polyethylene terephthalate, cyclic olefin polymer, and acrylic resins, wherein the high refractive index layer has a higher refractive index than the