Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first substrate having a main surface on which a plurality of pixels having switching elements and pixel electrodes connected thereto, respectively;
• liquid crystal display element;
• a second substrate having a main surface on which a common electrode is formed and being arranged by facing the main surface of the second substrate to that of the first substrate;
• a sealing material being formed between peripheries of both of the main surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer being formed in a space provided by the main surface of the first substrate, the main surface of the second substrate, and the sealing material, wherein
• the common electrode is opposite the plurality of the pixel electrodes by interposing the liquid crystal layer therebetween and constitutes a display area,
• at least a part of an edge of the common electrode is spaced from an end portion of the main surface of the second substrate and forms a peripheral area in a periphery of the main surface of the second substrate,
• at least a part of the sealing material is formed on the peripheral area,
• columnar spacers are formed above the common electrode and above the peripheral area at both sides of the sealing material, respectively, and
• an alignment film is formed at least a part of each surface of the respective columnar spacers and the common electrode.