(1)证明:
$\because △ ABC,$$△ CDE$均为等边三角形,
$\therefore AC=BC,$$CD=CE,$$∠ ACB=∠ DCE=60°,$
$\therefore ∠ ACB+∠ BCE=∠ DCE+∠ BCE,$即$∠ ACE=∠ BCD。$
在$△ ACE$和$△ BCD$中,
$\begin{cases} AC=BC,\\ ∠ ACE=∠ BCD,\\ CE=CD, \end{cases}$
$\therefore △ ACE≌△ BCD\ (\mathrm{SAS}),$
$\therefore AE=BD。$
(2)解:
$\because △ ACE≌△ BCD,$
$\therefore ∠ CAE=∠ CBD。$
又$\because △ APC$与$△ BPO$的内角和均为$180°,$$∠ APC=∠ BPO,$
$\therefore ∠ BOP=∠ ACP=60°,$即$∠ AOB=60°$