legal - Can you use well known buildings in your game?

Is it legal to reference a real city in your game and use the same architecture of well known shops and buildings?

For example, I'm sure you can't create an exact 3D model of McDonalds, put it in your game, and sell it. However, is it possible to use the same architecture, but different name? and even use the same colors, just as long as the name and logos are not used? Or would there be the possibility of getting in trouble for creating something in the "likeness".