A polarizing plate for use with a liquid crystal cell to form a liquid crystal display comprising: a polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film; a film that is provided on an upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and a film that is provided on a lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film, wherein the film provided on an upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film has the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less, the film provided on a lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film has the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day, wherein the upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film is that disposed in the direction to an outermost edge of the liquid crystal display; and the lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film is that abutting the liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate further comprises a UV absorption layer that is provided on the upper or lower surface of the film having the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the film having the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day, the film having the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less is a film that is made of a material selected from the group consisting of COP (cycloolefin polymer), COC (cycloolefin copolymer), PNB (polynorbornene), and PET (polyethylene terephtalate), and the film having the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day is selected from the group consisting of a polyester film, a polyolefin film, an acetyl cellulose film, a polycarbonate film, a polyvinyl alcohol film, a polyether sulfone film, a polyarylate film, a polyimide film, a polyamide imide film, and a polyamide film. a polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film; a film that is provided on an upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and a film that is provided on a lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film, wherein the film provided on an upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film has the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less, the film provided on a lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film has the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day, wherein the upper surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film is that disposed in the direction to an outermost edge of the liquid crystal display; and the lower surface of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film is that abutting the liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate further comprises a UV absorption layer that is provided on the upper or lower surface of the film having the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the film having the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day, the film having the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less is a film that is made of a material selected from the group consisting of COP (cycloolefin polymer), COC (cycloolefin copolymer), PNB (polynorbornene), and PET (polyethylene terephtalate), and the film having the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day is selected from the group consisting of a polyester film, a polyolefin film, an acetyl cellulose film, a polycarbonate film, a polyvinyl alcohol film, a polyether sulfone film, a polyarylate film, a polyimide film, a polyamide imide film, and a polyamide film.