The
Shwedagon Pagoda (, ); , , officially named
Shwedagon Zedi Daw and also known as the
Great Dagon Pagoda and the
Golden Pagoda, is a gilded
stupa located in
Yangon,
Myanmar. The tall pagoda is situated on
Singuttara Hill, to the west of
Kandawgyi Lake, and dominates the Yangon skyline.