A wide viewing angle polarizing plate capable of forming a liquid crystal display which causes less brightness unevenness by heat history, thereby exhibiting good visibility at a wide viewing angle, comprises a polarizing plate in which a transparent protective layer made of an compensating plate is provided on at least one surface of a polarizing film, one or both of a brightness enhanced plate and a retardation plate laminated on the polarizing plate via an adhesive layer, have a 1000% modulus at 90.degree. C. of at most 6 g/mm.sup.2, thereby to form a laminate, and an adhesive layer disposed on one surface or on both surfaces of the outer surface of the laminate.