Botahtaung Pagoda (ဗိုလ်တထောင်ဘုရား; also spelt
Botataung; literally "1000 military officers") is a famous pagoda located in downtown
Yangon,
Yangon Division,
Burma. It was built during the time period
Shwedagon Pagoda was built, and was originally known as Kyaik-de-att in
Mon. The pagoda is hollow within and houses a sacred hair of
Gautama Buddha. Botahtaung Pagoda was rebuilt after it was completely destroyed during
World War II, and is located near the
Yangon River.