Liquid crystal display having improved performance and manufacturability

A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:

• a first insulation substrate;
• a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate and connected to a gate line, a data line and a drain electrode,
• a lower pixel electrode comprising a first lower pixel electrode and a second lower pixel electrode disposed on the data line;
• a passivation layer disposed between the first lower pixel electrode and the second lower pixel electrode,
• a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate;
• an upper electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate and facing the lower pixel electrode;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower pixel electrode and the upper electrode,
• wherein
• the first lower pixel electrode includes a central pattern having a solid rhombus shape and a plurality of micro branch portions that are coupled to the central pattern, wherein the plurality of micro branch portions extend in different directions;
• and
• the second lower pixel electrode comprises a cross shape stem portion and is connected to the first lower pixel electrode,
• and
• a center of the first lower pixel electrode and a center of the second lower pixel electrode are overlapped with each other and the LCD is curved.