An exposure apparatus is provided which can supply and collect a liquid in
a prescribed state, and that can suppress degradation of a pattern image
projected onto a substrate. The exposure apparatus is provided with a
nozzle member (70) having a supply outlet (12) that supplies a liquid
(LQ) and a collection inlet (22) that collects a liquid (LQ), and a
vibration isolating mechanism (60) that supports the nozzle member (70)
and vibrationally isolates the nozzle member (70) from a lower side step
part (7) of a main column (1).