Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display, comprising:

• a liquid crystal panel;
• a backlight assembly disposed at one side surface of the liquid crystal panel;
• a side frame including a first surface surrounding an edge of the liquid crystal panel, a second surface surrounding a side surface of the backlight assembly, and a third surface projected from the second surface;
• and
• an external panel attached to another side surface of the liquid crystal panel and on the side frame,
• wherein a height of the first surface of the side frame is substantially equal to a height of a surface of the liquid crystal panel,
• the first surface extends in a first direction toward the liquid crystal panel from the second surface and the third surface extends in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the second surface, and
• a width of the first surface of the side frame is larger than a width of the second surface of the side frame.