Liquid crystal display device, and method for producing liquid crystal display device

A method for producing a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a step of forming a retardation layer in at least one of a pair of substrates;
• a step of sealing a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal material and at least one type of monomer between the pair of substrates to form a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a step of irradiating the liquid crystal layer with polarized ultraviolet rays to form an alignment control layer by polymerization of the at least one type of monomer at an interface between the pair of substrates and the liquid crystal layer,
• the at least one type of monomer containing a first monomer represented by the following Chemical formula (1),
• the alignment control layer aligning the liquid crystal material in a direction horizontal to faces of the substrates,
• wherein P1 and P2 are the same as or different from each other, and each represent an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, an acryloylamino group, a methacryloylamino group, a vinyl group or a vinyloxy group, and
• Sp1 and Sp2 are the same as or different from each other, and each represent a linear, branched, or cyclic C1-C6 alkylene group, a linear, branched, or cyclic C1-C6 alkyleneoxy group, or a direct bond.