A light emitting diode, comprising: a transparent substrate; a wiring layer; and a semiconductor light emitting element structure part between the transparent substrate and the wiring layer, the semiconductor light emitting element structure part further comprising: a semiconductor light emitting layer; a transparent conductive layer provided on the wiring layer side of the semiconductor light emitting layer; a transparent insulating film; a metal reflection layer; and a first electrode part and a second electrode part provided on the wiring layer side of the transparent insulating film, to be electrically connected to the wiring layer, wherein the first electrode part is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer via a first contact part which is provided to pass through the transparent insulating film, and the second electrode part is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer by a second contact part provided to pass through the transparent insulating film, the transparent conductive layer, the first semiconductor layer, and the active layer.