The Botahtaung Pagoda stands at the southeastern end of the downtown waterfront, near the river. The stupa is unusual in that it is hollow — visitors can walk through a mirrored and gilded interior corridor that winds around the relic chamber at the centre. The effect is somewhat disorienting and quite unlike any other pagoda in Myanmar.
The pagoda fronts the Yangon River and the surrounding park offers views across the water to the far bank. The river traffic at this point — ferries, cargo boats, and fishing vessels — gives a sense of Yangon's role as a major port. Easily combined with a walk along the Strand waterfront.